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Treating sleep apnea key to reviving overall health
A sleep apnea diagnosis can often be the start to a healthier and better life. Read MoreJun 21, 2018
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New BRET course offers introduction to data science
From left, Ashley Brady, PhD, Kim Petrie, PhD, and Kathy Gould, PhD, have been awarded a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to offer a new career development ASPIRE Module focused on data science. (photo by Joe Howell) Biomedical science trainees at Vanderbilt have a new career exploration option starting… Read MoreJun 21, 2018
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Vanderbilt hosts National Transformation Network to discuss “Triple Aim” of medical education
The National Transformation Network, a collaborative of seven medical schools that seeks to transform medical education by focusing on its “Triple Aim” — character, caring and competence, met at Vanderbilt on June 14-15 for its semi-annual in-person meeting. Read MoreJun 21, 2018
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Shared genetics may shape treatment options for certain brain disorders
Symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, including psychosis, depression and manic behavior, have both shared and distinguishing genetic factors, an international consortium led by researchers from Vanderbilt University and Virginia Commonwealth University is reporting. Read MoreJun 14, 2018
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VUMC joins research network to fight atrial fibrillation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been selected by the American Heart Association (AHA) to participate in a six-member research network to advance treatment and prevention of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heart rate that increases the risk of stroke and other heart-related complications. Read MoreJun 14, 2018
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State of the Department of Medicine address reviews achievement, challenges
Nancy Brown, M.D., Hugh J. Morgan Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, delivered a mixture of accolades and challenges to the dozens of faculty members, residents and fellows who attended her annual State of the Department address last week in Langford Auditorium. Read MoreJun 14, 2018
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Hyundai Hope on Wheels keeps cancer research support rolling
Debra Friedman, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been awarded a $100,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Impact Award. The grant was celebrated in a “handprint ceremony” with Hyundai representatives on June 12. Read MoreJun 14, 2018
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Lung cancer patients and advocates visit VUMC research labs
A group of young lung cancer patients and their family members recently toured research laboratories at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) to learn how investigators are working to find better therapies and possibly a cure for the disease. Read MoreJun 14, 2018
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Breadth, depth of commitment define Junior League’s support
On a Thursday afternoon at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, volunteer Gena Moran pops into a patient room on the fifth floor to invite a young patient and her family to participate in a bingo game about to begin in the hospital’s butterfly garden. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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New inpatient unit at Medical Center East debuts June 19
The conversion of the eighth floor of Medical Center East (MCE)-North Tower on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center campus from outpatient space to inpatient beds is now complete and the new unit is scheduled to open on Tuesday, June 19. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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VUMC team devises ‘novel’ idea to help improve hypertension education
Reading a comic book may improve the health of hypertension patients, or at least that’s the goal of a new study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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New PET/CT scanner set to expand research opportunities
A research-dedicated PET/CT scanner installed recently in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) will expand opportunities for Vanderbilt researchers to conduct studies of a wide range of disorders, from cancer to Alzheimer’s disease. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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Pediatric and adult orthopaedic surgeons bridge age gap on hip preservation
Tristan Miranda spent the waning days of summer last year on a California beach doing hip pivots on a surfboard — an extraordinary feat for someone who underwent hip surgery just three months earlier. Read MoreMay 31, 2018
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Team seeks to shed light on rare immune-mediated adverse drug reaction
Thirty years ago when she was 16, Katie Niemeyer was prescribed carbamazepine for depression. Three weeks later she was in a St. Louis, Missouri, burn unit with second and third degree burns all over her body. “My parents were told the chances of me surviving were slim,” she said. Read MoreMay 31, 2018
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New co-directors of Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning named
Shannon Cole, DNP, instructor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), and Melissa Hilmes, MD, assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), have been named co-directors of the Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL) effective June 1. Read MoreMay 31, 2018
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Study finds acetaminophen helps reduce acute kidney injury risk in children following cardiac surgery
Children who underwent cardiac surgery were less likely to develop acute kidney injury if they had been treated with acetaminophen in the first 48 hours after their procedures, according to a Vanderbilt study just published in JAMA Pediatrics. Read MoreMay 24, 2018
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Child Life Internship Program gains accreditation
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Child Life Internship Program has earned accreditation from the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP). Read MoreMay 24, 2018
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New method to thwart false positives in CT-lung cancer screening
A team of investigators led by Fabien Maldonado, MD, associate professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt, and Tobias Peikert, MD, assistant professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, has identified a new technology to address false positives in CT-based lung cancer screening. The study was published in the latest issue of PLOS One. Read MoreMay 24, 2018
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Medical School graduates set to begin health care journeys
In his message to the class of 2018 at Commencement last Friday, Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, spoke of the increasingly high cost of health care, and the role the new graduates might play in bringing it under control as they venture into their new careers. Read MoreMay 17, 2018
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School of Nursing graduates ready for future opportunities
Last week’s Commencement marked a milestone for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing when it awarded 73 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, the greatest number since the program began in 2008. Read MoreMay 17, 2018