Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care: A Symposium to be Held at The Museum of Modern Art
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Society for Arts in Healthcare are hosting a one-day symposium addressing "The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care," on March 7, 2008, at MoMA in New York City. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt awarded $4.4 million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation
A drug discovery team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn., Ph.D., has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's disease drugs. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt Announces Opening of New Primary Practice in Westhaven
Vanderbilt Medical Group Westhaven is pleased to announce the opening of a new Primary Care Practice. The new practice, opening Jan. 2, 2008, is located off Highway 96, at1025 Westhaven Blvd, Franklin, Tenn., in the Westhaven Community. Read MoreDec 14, 2007
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New review clears silicone gel breast implants of serious health risks; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers find no cancer link
Women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants do not have a higher risk of breast cancer or other cancers and do not experience lower survival rates after breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new report published in the November issue of Annals of Plastic Surgery. This is the first exhaustive review in almost a decade of the health effects of cosmetic breast implants. Read MoreOct 25, 2007
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Some common sedatives could negatively affect the brain
Doctors say it is a massive public health problem - very sick patients in intensive care may get better, but their brains suffer from delirium, an acute brain dysfunction - very likely caused by the care they got in intensive care. Read MoreOct 1, 2007
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‘Centering Pregnancy’ is innovative approach to pre-natal care
They face nine months of watching their body change. Pregnancy can be an exciting time, but also a scary time. Read MoreMay 1, 2007
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Vanderbilt Study Shows Childhood Immunization with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Cuts Pneumonia Hospital Admissions in the US
Routine infant immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has caused a 39 percent fall in all-cause pneumonia hospital admission rates for American children under 2, according to an article published in this week's edition of The Lancet. Read MoreApr 6, 2007
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center to Conduct Phase III Clinical Trial of Creatine for Parkinson’s Disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will participate in a large-scale national clinical trial to learn if the nutritional supplement creatine can slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. Read MoreMar 22, 2007
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VUMC Researchers Study ‘Chemo Fog’
As many as 30 percent of chemotherapy patients suffer from chemo fog causing moderate cognitive brain impairment. With funding help from athlete and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying how to clear chemo fog. Barb Cramer has the story. Read MoreMar 21, 2007
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Vanderbilt scientist reinvents one-room schoolhouse for rural students
Billy G. Hudson, Ph.D., wants to bring back the one-room schoolhouse. Read MoreMar 20, 2007
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107.5 Radiothon Raises Record Amount for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Last week's 107.5 River of Hope Radiothon was the most successful radio-based fund-raiser in the history of Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Read MoreMar 13, 2007
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Vanderbilt Investigators testing vaccine to slow malaria’s global march
Infectious diseases researchers at Vanderbilt Medical Center are seeking healthy adults to help test a vaccine for malaria. Read MoreMar 12, 2007
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Vanderbilt-Ingram clinic space expanding to meet needs of patients
When the dust settles on a new renovation project involving Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center‘s Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic, waiting room space and exam rooms will nearly double to help meet the needs of an ever increasing number of cancer patients in Middle Tennessee and beyond. Read MoreFeb 23, 2007
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New Clarksville Clinics Offer ‘Convenient Care‘ – WKRN News 2
This video shows WKRN Channel 2 News Health Reporter Lori Mitchel with a story on a new partnership between Vanderbilt University‘s Nursing Program and Clarksville-Montgomery County‘s Government and school system, that brings on-site healthcare to Clarksville. Read MoreFeb 22, 2007
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Vanderbilt Center for Human Genetics Research investigators join international team of experts to find genetic links to autism
A team of Vanderbilt Center for Human Genetics Research investigators and colleagues from around the world are releasing findings from the largest study to date seeking to identify genes that might increase risk of autism. Read MoreFeb 19, 2007
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A Day In The Life – Dr. Corey Slovis – WZTV FOX 17
WZTV Fox 17‘s John Dunn and Photographer Robert Brown spent "a day in the life" with Dr. Corey Slovis, chair of Emergency Medicine, as he works a shift in Vanderbilt‘s Emergency Department. Read MoreFeb 12, 2007
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The Cost of a Gunshot – WKRN
WKRN News 2‘s Andy Cordan has a report on "the cost of a gunshot" and features Dr. Rick Miller from Vanderbilt‘s Trauma Center. Read MoreFeb 12, 2007
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State Trauma Hospitals Announce Education Campaign
Operating without direct funding, Tennessee‘s trauma center network is at a critical crossroads, said health professionals today, who launched a statewide education campaign aimed at raising the profile and sounding the alarm bells regarding the system. Read MoreFeb 12, 2007
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African American bone marrow donations – CNN
Jessica Pasley, a VUMC employee, talks about African American bone marrow donations on CNN‘s Paula Zahn‘s show. Read MoreFeb 9, 2007
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Vanderbilt Pediatric Chair Leaving For Leadership Role at Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital
Arnold W. Strauss, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics and medical director of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt, is leaving to become chief medical officer and director of the Children‘s Research Foundation at Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio. Read MoreFeb 8, 2007