Month: December 2011 Archive — Page 2 of 2

Cropped view of a healthcare worker in blue scrubs holding a pink awareness ribbon, with a stethoscope around the neck against a pink background.
December 9, 2011

Walk-in mammograms available at TVC

Three illuminated wire-frame reindeer decorated with red bows stand among trees and foliage at night.
December 9, 2011

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

Illustration of a blood vessel cut open to reveal yellow fatty plaque narrowing the channel, with red blood cells flowing around the obstruction.
December 8, 2011

Move out, cholesterol

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

scalpel
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.

Low-angle view of an urban office complex with a red-brick high-rise marked “1211,” connected to a glass-and-concrete building by an enclosed skybridge; a helicopter is visible overhead.
December 6, 2011

Vanderbilt University Hospital named to 2011 Leapfrog Top Hospitals list

Vanderbilt University campus buildings surrounding a curving roadway and landscaped grounds.
December 6, 2011

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