Month: December 2011

December 9, 2011

Walk-in mammograms available at TVC

By VUMC News and Communications
December 9, 2011

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges caution during holiday decorating

By VUMC News and Communications
December 8, 2011

Move out, cholesterol

Compounds developed at Vanderbilt could offer a whole new way to treat atherosclerosis.

By Leigh MacMillan
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December 7, 2011

Lung nodule surgery not always “futile”

Even when lung operations for suspected cancer resection results in a benign diagnosis, there still may be significant benefits to the procedure, new research suggests.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 6, 2011

Vanderbilt University Hospital named to 2011 Leapfrog Top Hospitals list

By VUMC News and Communications
December 6, 2011

Medical Center Drive will experience lane closures Dec. 9-12

By VUMC News and Communications
December 6, 2011

Study points to personal treatment for atrial fibrillation

Individuals with atrial fibrillation who have a particular genetic variant respond better to rate control therapy.
By Kathy Whitney
December 6, 2011

Study finds more young people becoming nurses

Nursing shortage eased by 62 percent increase in young nurses over past decade.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 1, 2011

Pathway to colon cancer progression

Molecular players involved in colon cancer progression could provide new biomarkers to indicate invasiveness and prognosis.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 1, 2011

It’s official: VUMC holds Guinness world record for most vaccinations

By Nancy Humphrey