Infectious Disease
Preparing for Pandemic
Mar 09, 2020 at 11:27 am by Staff
COVID-19 Poses Challenges in a Global World
Editor's Note: Information on COVID-19 continues to evolve on a daily ... and sometimes hourly ... basis. Much of the information.... Read More
The Biggest Threats to Public Health
Apr 11, 2019 at 04:52 pm by Staff
Opioid Abuse, Anti-Vax Movement, Antibiotic Resistance Loom Large
William Schaffner, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and of preventive medi.... Read More
NACCHO Statement on Ongoing Measles Outbreaks
Apr 11, 2019 at 11:59 am by Staff
"Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed there have been 626 individual cases of measles diagnosed across 22 states in the U.S. since the first of.... Read More
VUMC Joins Effort to Stop Spread of Two Deadly Viruses
Apr 10, 2019 at 04:36 pm by Staff
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are participating in a national effort to develop vaccines and other treatments as countermeasures to prevent the sp.... Read More