medicine
$2.4 million NIH grant puts Children’s Hospital researcher at forefront of new direction in HIV research
Jun. 17, 2008—After recent efforts to develop a vaccine to protect against AIDS proved ineffective, the National Institutes of Health announced a change in research direction; and it\'s one that will involve the lab of James Crowe, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Improving the business of health care
Jun. 17, 2008—There\'s more to great health care than medicine. While physicians, nurses and hospital administrators are experts at patient care, they often lack the business skills needed to be effective managers. The new Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care is a one-year degree program designed to arm clinical professionals with the business fundamentals and decision-making skills needed to successfully manage people, programs and processes.
Video: U.S. Sen. Corker holds health care roundtable at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
May. 29, 2008—Watch video of a roundtable on health care at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville on Tuesday, May 27, with Sen. Bob Corker. Corker organized the roundtable to hear from those who are on the frontlines of the issue as he works in the Senate to reform the country's health care system.
Swim season opens up safety concerns
May. 28, 2008—Memorial Day week is a time for medical experts to remind families to use extra caution with children swimming in area lakes and pools. From May through August, the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt can expect to see dozens of children injured or killed in accidents involving the water.
Vanderbilt neurosurgeons and neurologists host live surgical Webcast, 4 p.m. CST May 28
May. 27, 2008—Vanderbilt University Medical Center neurosurgeons and neurologists will be online live on Wednesday, May 28, hosting a one-hour Webcast to demonstrate a four-stage innovative technique used for deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Country group Rascal Flatts honored for Children’s Hospital work
May. 20, 2008—Country music supergroup Rascal Flatts has been honored for their unflagging support of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The multiplatinum-selling band was presented with the Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Country Music and Home Depot during Sunday Night\'s 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
Video: "Fixing Medicare: The Phony Crisis and the Real Crisis"
May. 13, 2008—Larry R. Churchill, the Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, discusses the reasons why Medicare is prone to crises and which reason we need to pay attention to, at the May 7 "Thinking Out of the Lunchbox."
Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: “Environment and Autism Etiology”
Apr. 23, 2008—Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.
Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: "Environment and Autism Etiology"
Apr. 23, 2008—Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.
New method of measuring insulin promises improvements in diabetes treatment
Apr. 15, 2008—A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body\'s insulin-producing cells in real time.
Video: “Religion and Genomics: Health Care Professionals and Religion: Is This Trail Off Limits?”
Apr. 9, 2008—Watch video from the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care."
Video: "Religion and Genomics: Health Care Professionals and Religion: Is This Trail Off Limits?"
Apr. 9, 2008—Watch video from the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care."