Division of Infectious Diseases Archive — Page 9 of 13

From left, Alexander Gelbard, MD, Suman Das, PhD, and Simon Mallal, MBBS, are among a team of researchers searching for the cause of a rare airway disease that almost exclusively affects adult, Caucasian women.
June 13, 2019

Study seeks to expand treatment options for rare airway disease

Armed with $1.2 million in funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are searching to understand the cause of a rare airway disease in hopes of developing better treatments.

By Kelsey Herbers
February 28, 2019

Gene identified that increases risk of antibiotic reaction

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a gene that increases the risk for a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to the commonly prescribed antibiotic vancomycin.

By Bill Snyder
John Koethe, MD, MSCI, left, Kevin Niswender, MD, PhD, LaToya Hannah, MSN, APRN, Matt Luther, MD, associate professor of Medicine, and colleagues have formed a new Human Metabolic Physiology Core at VUMC to support studies requiring human adipose tissue.
January 24, 2019

New core to support investigations into metabolic disorders

For several years Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have been studying adipose tissue to help unlock the mysteries behind metabolic disorders related to obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other health conditions, and now they have a new resource to support their investigations.

By Jill Clendening
white pills spilling out of a prescription bottle
January 17, 2019

Pain relievers a risk for C. diff?

A link between anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and C. diff infection suggests caution against overusing such drugs in patients at high risk for infection.

By Leigh MacMillan
December 6, 2018

Schaffner honored by Infectious Diseases Society of America

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Health Policy and professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, is the recipient of the 2018 D.A. Henderson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Health.

By Craig Boerner
November 29, 2018

Parsing diabetic skin infections

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a role for an inflammatory mediator in diabetic skin infections, suggesting new therapeutic targets for this common complication of diabetes.

By Paul Govern