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Vanderbilt, country superstar Tim McGraw share important message regarding dangers of distracted driving
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is raising awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving through the newly released video for “Highway Don’t Care,” performed by Tim McGraw and featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Read MoreMay 9, 2013
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Arteaga to lead major new cancer research initiatives
Carlos Arteaga, M.D., professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology, has been appointed to lead two newly created cancer research initiatives at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read MoreMay 9, 2013
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Personal touch: Family’s story drives home impact of research
For 30 minutes Tuesday, Terry Marlin, father of two young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was the professor, telling his story to a group of Vanderbilt University graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Read MoreMay 9, 2013
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Roundtable explores employers’ health care expectations
As the United States grapples with a combination of unsustainable growth in health care costs and comparatively lackluster overall population health, Vanderbilt and other leading employers in the region are seeking to improve the value of health care services for their health plan beneficiaries. Read MoreMay 9, 2013
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Mountain States Health Alliance, Vanderbilt announce strategic affiliation
The leaders of Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced Friday that the two organizations have signed an affiliation agreement that will benefit MSHA, VUMC and the residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. “We are pleased to announce this… Read MoreMay 3, 2013
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Five elected to Association of American Physicians
Five Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected to membership in the Association of American Physicians (AAP), one of the nation’s most respected medical honor societies. They are E. Wesley Ely, M.D., James Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D., Marie Griffin, M.D., MPH, Mark Magnuson, M.D., and Richard Peek, M.D. Read MoreMay 2, 2013
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SOM instructors recognized for serving the underserved
Morgan McDonald, M.D., left, and Jule West, M.D., talk with patient Freddie Mitchell during his visit to the Downtown Clinic. (Photo by John Russell) A combination of highly rated clinical skills, a thirst for mentorship and a deep sense of respect for their patients are among the… Read MoreMay 2, 2013
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Event highlights hope, heroism of organ donation
Laura and Chris Hatfield, who had a liver transplant in 2011, with their children Rachel, 7, and Jackson, 3, during the annual Donate Life Vanderbilt Flag Raising Ceremony. (Photo by Joe Howell) The old adage about the third time being the charm proved to be true for… Read MoreMay 2, 2013
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New computer speeds clinical data collection
Tucked in a data center in the basement of Vanderbilt University Hospital, a new computer the size of a large armoire, called a data warehouse appliance, is delivering a new order of speed to Vanderbilt clinical scientists as they search, filter, analyze and annotate the de-identified medical records of approximately 2 million patients. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Interdisciplinary health course boosts global experience
A recent addition to interdisciplinary electives illustrates how Vanderbilt educators are working to bring future health care providers together to prepare for work in an increasingly global and multicultural world. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Study takes ‘cool’ approach to reducing heart attack damage
Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a clinical study to further evaluate the safety and feasibility of rapidly lowering the body’s temperature to significantly reduce the amount of damage caused by a heart attack. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Shade Tree Trot
Last Saturday’s Shade Tree Trot drew more than 700 runners and walkers to the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Stars line up to bring patients’ songs to life
Heartfelt songs penned by a group of patients of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt while working with their music therapist are being released May 14 worldwide on a compilation CD featuring some of Nashville’s top recording stars. Read MoreApr 18, 2013
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Early study reveals ‘nuclear’ strategy for atherosclerosis
Vanderbilt University scientists have discovered a potential new strategy for lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels and stopping atherosclerosis and fatty liver disease. Read MoreApr 18, 2013
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Study reveals broad dangers of trans fats
A new study by Vanderbilt investigators suggests a diet high in trans fatty acids (TFA) may contribute to death from any cause. Read MoreApr 18, 2013
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Nobel laureate stresses need to develop biomarkers
After 40 years in basic science working with yeast cells, Nobel laureate Lee Hartwell, Ph.D., has turned his attention in a new direction. Read MoreApr 18, 2013
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Therapy helps regenerate child’s undeveloped bones
Janelly Martinez-Amador was born with thin, fragile bones, and by 3, she had no visible bones on X-rays. Initially, doctors weren’t sure she would survive her first birthday. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Moses receives AACR’s lifetime achievement in research award
Harold L. (Hal) Moses, M.D., professor of Medicine and Pathology, acting chair of Cancer Biology and director emeritus of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has received the 10th annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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New clinic links pediatric sarcoma treatment services
J. Carlton Smith noticed severe pain in his knee five years ago during a lacrosse tournament. Smith, then 13 years old, never imagined hearing the diagnosis doctors would give him: osteosarcoma, a cancer of the bone. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Newborn screening program championed at VU helps save boy
John Isaac Stone Seabolt was born Feb. 26, less than two months after a new state law went into effect encouraging the screening of newborn babies for “silent” heart defects. Read MoreApr 11, 2013