All News Archive — Page 46 of 176

White, black, and pink pills arranged to form a pair of lungs on a light blue background.
December 1, 2025

Timothy Sterling receives $5.7 million to study tuberculosis transmission

Using molecular and other data from both the bacterial and human sides of the equation, a multi-institutional team will develop prediction models of TB transmission.

November 26, 2025

Vanderbilt Health and Encompass Health announce plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Lebanon, Tennessee

Stylized blue anatomical illustration of two kidneys connected to the central blood vessels.
November 26, 2025

Protein plays dual roles in repairing damaged kidney

These findings were unexpected and demonstrate that the actin cytoskeleton repairs cell organelles like mitochondria in a regulated way.

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November 26, 2025

Kitchen fires most prevalent on Thanksgiving Day

Each Thanksgiving over 2,300 home fires nationwide are caused by cooking, according to the National Fire Protection Association. 

Elizabeth (Beth) Smith, PT, stands smiling in a blue shirt in a therapy or rehabilitation room with exercise equipment and colorful therapy balls in the background.
November 25, 2025

Beth Smith goes the extra mile to help pediatric patients in their rehabilitation care

“We’re just going to keep pushing forward and keep advancing and making things better for our patients.”

Sheridan Clawson and her son, Casey, in the NICU at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. (photo by Susan Urmy)
November 25, 2025

New NICU program cares for infants with complex lung and airway diseases

Over the past two decades, there has been a steady increase in the number of patients born preterm with severe lung disease requiring highly specialized care.