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Findings do not support chlorhexidine bathing in ICUs
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have found that bathing critically ill patients with disposable chlorhexidine cloths did not decrease the incidence of health care-associated infections when compared to less expensive nonantimicrobial cloths, according to a study appearing online in JAMA this week. Read MoreJan 21, 2015
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‘Growing rods’ help ease surgical burden of scoliosis treatment
Physicians with Vanderbilt’s Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics have started to employ a new, advanced technology that uses magnetically controlled growing rods to correct scoliosis in young children, reducing the need for frequent surgeries and anesthesia in these patients. Read MoreJan 15, 2015
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Cancer organizations call for regulation of e-cigarettes
Two leading cancer organizations are calling for regulation of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). Read MoreJan 15, 2015
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Discovery Lecturer outlines new genome editing technique
A mere 30 months since it was first described in the online edition of Science magazine, a new genome editing technique has, by many accounts, revolutionized the study of genes and disease. Read MoreJan 15, 2015
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New drugs approved to fight idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
The Vanderbilt Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Center played a key role in testing the first two drugs approved by the FDA for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Read MoreJan 15, 2015
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Integrin discovery may lead to better lung treatments
Vanderbilt University researchers have made an important advance in understanding lung development, which one day could lead to improvements in treating lung disease in premature infants and adults. Read MoreJan 8, 2015
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Vanderbilt trainee on the front line of Ebola outbreak
Rachel Idowu, M.D., MPH, spent five weeks in Africa last summer assisting the Ebola outbreak response in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital and most populous city. Read MoreJan 8, 2015
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Trans Buddy program to support LGBT patients
Fear of being stigmatized by health care professionals is a barrier for many patients who are members of the LGBT community — it’s one of the most-reported reasons transgender individuals do not go to the doctor. Read MoreJan 8, 2015
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Vanderbilt Trauma Center receives American College of Surgeons verification
The country’s leading surgical care organization has bestowed its highest stamp of approval on Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Center. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Improvements strengthen VUMC’s core missions: Balser
Last month’s announcement to restructure Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a “financially distinct” entity from Vanderbilt University will give the Medical Center more flexibility and allow it to access capital as it continues to build the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, now close to 45 affiliated hospitals strong, and invest in programs and facilities on the main campus in ways that will positively impact clinical programs as well as the research and educational missions, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said during Wednesday’s Winter 2014 Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Year in review: 2014 a year of accomplishments, milestones for VUMC
The following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2014. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Family’s gift bolsters schizophrenia research, treatment
A “transformational” $6.4 million gift from Dallas couple Donald Test Jr., and his wife, Charlotte, who have a very personal connection to the devastating disease of schizophrenia, is supporting Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry research and treatment into schizophrenia and related disorders. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Sounds of the season
Every holiday season, members of the Vanderbilt Community Chorus sing holiday-themed carols to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center patients, family members and visitors. Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Fleming embraces role as medical students’ advocate
Twenty-one years ago while seated at a small group gathering at the home of University of Virginia Medical School’s dean for student affairs, Amy Fleming, M.D., saw her future. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Visit unites stem cell transplant patient, donor for first time
When Darlena Clark of Hendersonville, Tennessee, saw Jon Strong for the first time at Nashville International Airport she, “just grabbed him and hugged him and just held on.” Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Study finds few meet criteria for healthy cardiovascular lifestyle
When it comes to taking care of our hearts, there is a big divide between what we should do and what we actually do, a new multi-institution study reports. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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VUMC’s Swoosh takes home ‘Top Dog’ pet therapy award
A tiny Vanderbilt University Medical Center volunteer has received a giant award from a national organization. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Card project raises spirits, funds for Children’s Hospital
The first word that Jessica Meyer thought of was “hope.” She and her friend, Alexandra, had just sat down with some paper and a box of crayons to spend an hour or so drawing holiday cards in between appointments at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 4, 2014
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Physician-scientist is dream job for Vanderbilt’s Cassat
Jim Cassat, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric infectious disease specialist who joined the Vanderbilt faculty this summer, loves taking care of children with bone infections and doing research to understand the host-pathogen interactions during these invasive infections. Read MoreDec 4, 2014
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VUMC Nursing Staff Bylaws guide way to latest, best practices
More than 150 nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center convened in Langford Auditorium recently for an occasion that happens once every two years: the Nursing Staff Bylaws Convention. Read MoreDec 4, 2014