FDA Approves New Drug to Prevent RSV in Babies and Toddlers

Jul 23, 2023 at 09:22 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Beyfortus (nirsevimab-alip) for the prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in neonates.... Read More

FDA Provides Update Regarding Storm Damage at Pfizer Facility in North Carolina

Jul 23, 2023 at 09:20 pm by Staff

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working closely with Pfizer to assess the impact of the damage at Pfizer’s Rocky Mount, North Carolina, facility. Over t.... Read More

McKinney appointed to Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board

Jul 23, 2023 at 09:08 pm by Staff

  by Nancy Humphrey   Jared McKinney, MD, associate professor of Emergency Medicine and medical director of LifeFlight Ground and Event Medicine, has been named b.... Read More

Holowatyj receives National Cancer Institute MERIT Award

Jul 23, 2023 at 09:06 pm by Staff

  by Tom Wilemon   Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI, assistant professor of Medicine, has received the National Cancer Institute’s Method to Extend Research in.... Read More

Stem cell recipient meets donor who saved her life 10 years ago

Jul 23, 2023 at 09:00 pm by Staff

  by Tom Wilemon   Each passing day is precious for Deneen Eastridge of Killen, Alabama, but a decade is a priceless gift. A survivor of acute myeloid leukemia,.... Read More

Rare case: brain injury stirs creativity, synesthesia

Jul 23, 2023 at 08:58 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern In Neurocase, Rima Abou-Khalil, PhD, and Lealani Mae Acosta, MD, MPH, report the case of a 66-year-old musician who acquired synesthes.... Read More

Predicting gene expression may speed discovery: study

Jul 23, 2023 at 08:56 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder In recent years, a virtual tidal wave of studies linking the expression of certain genes to complex diseases as varied as cancer and diabetes has raise.... Read More

Newly approved constipation drug gives pediatricians more options

Jul 23, 2023 at 08:52 pm by Staff

by Jessica Pasley Constipation in children is a very common issue — an estimated 1 of every 20 pediatrician visits are related to constipation. Despite the frequency o.... Read More

Reception honors Gordon Bernard’s decades of service and contributions

Jul 23, 2023 at 08:50 pm by Staff

  Gordon Bernard, MD, was honored at a reception on July 19 in recognition of his contributions to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for more than 40 years. As of Ju.... Read More

The Alliance for Genomic Discovery announces founding biopharma members: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer and Merck

Jul 23, 2023 at 08:45 pm by Staff

Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, in collaboration with Nashville Biosciences LLC, a leading clinical and genomic data company and.... Read More