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A clinician laughs with two residents beside an incubator holding a newborn in a neonatal intensive care unit; medical equipment and IV bags surround them.
July 1, 2024

Vanderbilt mourns the loss of neonatal medicine pioneer Mildred Stahlman

Mildred T. Stahlman, MD, who pioneered the treatment of lung disease in premature infants and who was a tireless advocate of children of all ages, died June 29. She was 101.

By Bill Snyder
3D rendering of an enterovirus D68 particle covered by red, yellow, and blue viral proteins and orange and purple antibodies, overlaid on a colorized electron micrograph showing green virus particles.
June 28, 2024

Antibody trial launched to address enterovirus threat

Enterovirus D68 has caused an increasing number of infections during the past decade and is associated with acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like condition that mostly affects children and causes sudden weakness and paralysis.

By Bill Snyder
A brightly lit diner with a neon “DINER” sign stands in a parking lot at dusk, with several parked cars silhouetted against a dark, clouded sky.
June 27, 2024

Finding connections in the midst of loneliness

There are lonely people at Vanderbilt. There are also ways to connect and find help.

By Wayne Wood
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling man with curly brown hair and a short beard, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie against a brown background.
June 26, 2024

Anderson Bottomy elected to national nursing association leadership role 

The American Association of Men in Nursing aims “to shape the practice, education, research and leadership for men in nursing and advance men’s health.”

By Matt Batcheldor
Large group of Department of Medicine division directors and award recipients posed onstage in Langford Auditorium beneath a projection reading “2023–2024 State of Department Address,” dated June 20, 2024.
June 26, 2024

State of the Department of Medicine address highlights tremendous growth 

Department of Medicine clinicians see patients in 19 counties across Middle Tennessee as well as the surrounding region. There were 86,096 outpatient visits for fiscal year 2024, an increase of more than 25,000 visits over fiscal year 2023.

By Nancy Humphrey
Illustration comparing normal red blood cells flowing through branching blood vessels with sickle-shaped cells obstructing blood flow. Labels read “Red Blood Cell” and “Sickle Cell Blocking Blood Flow.”
June 25, 2024

International trial introduces another curative option for sickle cell disease 

The therapy, haploidentical bone marrow transplant with thiotepa and posttransplant cyclophosphamide, is as safe and more affordable than the recently FDA-approved myeloablative gene therapy and gene editing treatments.

By Jessica Pasley