Reporter June 8 2018
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Novel infection fighter
A drug in use clinically to help make vaccines more effective may be a powerful new tool for fighting antibiotic-resistant infections. Read MoreJun 13, 2018
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Confronting TB resistance
Vanderbilt researchers describe how certain tuberculosis treatments work and suggest these medications may overcome the threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Read MoreJun 11, 2018
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A “public” target for HIV
Common sequences of antibodies against HIV may be key to developing a successful vaccine strategy for the virus. Read MoreJun 8, 2018
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How providers receive feedback plays crucial role in antimicrobial stewardship programs
Antimicrobial resistance continues to increase, and antimicrobial stewardship programs are developing plans to report antimicrobial use in order to reduce and optimize the use of antibiotics. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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Enzyme protects against obesity-related heart disease
Vanderbilt scientists have discovered that a certain enzyme plays a crucial role in preventing obesity-related cardiac dysfunction. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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Environmental Health and Safety’s Wheaton retires
If you chat with Bob Wheaton, executive director of Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety, for a few minutes, it quickly becomes clear he’s not from around here. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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New center to explore best trauma care practices
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, through the Institute for Medicine and Public Health (IMPH), Center for Health Services Research and the Department of Emergency Medicine, has established a new Center for Emergency Care Research and Innovation (CERI) to help determine the best care for patients who experience trauma or require emergency services — even before they get to the hospital. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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DOD study to explore guidelines for ankle, knee surgery patients
Although military personnel often suffer ankle and knee fractures requiring surgery, there’s no definitive consensus on when they should stop using crutches and start putting weight on their injured limbs again. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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Student-run clinics may reduce hospital utilization
Student-run free health clinics, a hallmark of most medical schools across the country, not only provide valuable clinical experience for the students who volunteer there, but may actually reduce hospital utilization by the patients in their care, according to a Vanderbilt study recently published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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Raising awareness
Former NFL quarterback and two-time Pro Bowler Marc Bulger recently visited with patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJun 7, 2018
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Center for Vulvar and Vaginal Disorders adds treatment options
Two years ago, Melinda New, MD, associate professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, and nurse practitioner Lisa Milam, MSN, WHMP, opened a specialized clinic called the Center for Vulvar and Vaginal Disorders. Read MoreJun 7, 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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Vanderbilt LifeFlight offers safety tips for CMA Fest
As Nashville welcomes visitors from around the world to the CMA Fest this week, Vanderbilt LifeFlight officials are urging fans to take necessary precautions to avoid illness and injury. Read MoreJun 5, 2018