Reporter June 16 2017
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VUMC team’s discovery could lead to new diabetes treatment
High circulating glucose, the hallmark of diabetes, is linked to the disease’s most serious complications including heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and amputation. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death and costs the nation an estimated $322 billion a year. Restoring the action of insulin has been the traditional… Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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Patrick honored for neonatal abstinence syndrome research
Stephen W. Patrick, M.D., MPH, MS, has been chosen to receive the Nemours Child Health Services Research Award, recognizing his work surrounding neonatal abstinence syndrome, a drug withdrawal syndrome experienced by infants exposed to opioids while in utero. Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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VICC racers compete in downtown bed race for cancer research funding
Participating in the Downtown Derby Bed Race to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation are, from left, Ross Oreto, Lauren Hackett, Li Wen, Clay Washburn and Tommy Hollinden. (photo by Sarah Como) Staff members from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) garnered an impressive second place finish in last month’s Downtown Derby Bed… Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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Schaffner receives UpShot Award in vaccine communication
The National Vaccine Program Office in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected William Schaffner, M.D., to receive its 2017 NVPO UpShot Award in Vaccine Communication. Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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Pharmacology top teacher
Ronald Emeson, Ph.D., is a three-time winner of the Teacher of the Year Award presented by graduate students in the Department of Pharmacology Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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Unal receives Orthopedic Research Society award
Mustafa Unal, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been selected by the Orthopedic Research Society to receive its 2017 Alice L. Jee Young Investigator Award for work that potentially will improve the clinical assessment of bone strength and quality. Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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Chair of Medicine shares good news – and a story
Nancy J. Brown, M.D., chair and physician-in-chief of the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, shared a bumper crop of good news in her annual State of the Department address last week. Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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Celebrating the Nashville Predators
Faculty, nurses and staff at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s at Vanderbilt gathered prior to the final game of the Stanley Cup to thank the Nashville Predators for an amazing hockey season, as well as for the tremendous support the team has provided over the past seven years to patients and families. Read MoreJun 15, 2017
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Cancer patient chooses Nashville for VICC care and the Nashville Predators
Los Angeles native Christina Shaw had two powerful goals when she decided to move cross country to live in Nashville – the first was to support her favorite hockey team and the second was to meet a renowned lung cancer specialist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read MoreJun 13, 2017
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VUMC study shows cesarean patients sent home from hospital with more narcotic pain medications than needed
Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid (narcotic) pain medications than needed upon release from the hospital, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows. Read MoreJun 13, 2017