Study finds navigational bronchoscopy as effective and safer alternative to transthoracic biopsy for lung nodules
The recent study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Robert Lentz, MD (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), and colleagues.
VUMC discovery one step closer to treatment for kidney fibrosis
Study shows that deletion of EGFR from myeloid cells accelerated recovery from acute kidney injury and reduced subsequent fibrosis.
Four Department of Medicine faculty receive emeritus distinction
Dr. Balser, President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of VUSM, said the emeritus distinction is bestowed on faculty who “have served the university with distinction and deep abiding commitment to their fields.”
Williams honored at Spring Vanderbilt University Faculty Awards
Christopher Williams, MD, PhD (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), was recently awarded the 2025 Harvey Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award at the Vanderbilt University Spring Faculty Awards.
Study: Veterans with depression have increased risk of heart failure
Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI (Cardiovascular Medicine), is corresponding author of a study recently published in JAMA Network Open that reported that U.S. veterans with depression had a 14% higher risk of heart failure, even after adjusting for traditional risk factors.
VoLo Foundation grant supports Southern Environmental Health Study
The grant will allow investigators to recruit additional participants and conduct methylation- and proteomics-based biological aging assays to check for biomarkers of early disease risk.