NEJM
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Study highlights pneumonia hospitalizations among U.S. adults
Viruses, not bacteria, are the most commonly detected respiratory pathogens in U.S. adults hospitalized with pneumonia, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study released today and conducted by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hospitals in Chicago and Nashville, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreJul 15, 2015
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Combined drug therapy may delay melanoma progression
Combination therapy with two drugs delayed the development of treatment resistance in patients with metastatic melanoma that expresses a specific mutation in the BRAF gene. Read MoreOct 25, 2012
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The Tennessean: Vanderbilt team details TN meningitis death
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a detailed account by April Pettit and colleagues at Vanderbilt University describing one man’s rapid deterioration after receiving a tainted steroid injection for back pain from the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. Read MoreOct 22, 2012
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Risk of secondary tumors from melanoma drug studied
A new study offers clues on why melanoma patients who are treated with oral drugs inhibiting the BRAF gene are at increased risk for developing secondary skin cancers. Read MoreMar 23, 2012
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New melanoma drug nearly doubles survival in majority of patients
Investigators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and 12 other centers in the United States and Australia have found that a new drug for patients with metastatic melanoma nearly doubled median overall survival. Read MoreFeb 23, 2012
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Nurse staffing levels linked to patient mortality risk
A new study finds that when nurses' workloads increase during shifts because of high patient turnover, mortality risk also increases. Read MoreMar 17, 2011