Year: 2012 Archive — Page 28 of 50
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August 23, 2012
Multiple procedures, devices help heart patient pull through
After Stacey Browning, R.N., a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit charge nurse, got a report on a heart attack patient who was being transported to her unit from an outside hospital, her immediate thought was, “They are sending us a patient we are not going to be able to recover.” -
August 23, 2012
Events honor early patients of novel Parkinson’s study
Pioneers of Parkinson’s disease research are gathering at Vanderbilt University Medical Center today to celebrate the end of a study that was an important first step in the quest to find a way to slow the progression of the degenerative movement disorder. -
August 23, 2012
Gene linked to familial prostate cancer
A rare, inherited mutation confers an eightfold increased risk of prostate cancer, a recent study shows. -
August 16, 2012
Effort seeks to remove breast-feeding barriers
Vanderbilt University has signed on for a statewide project to increase exclusive breast-feeding in hospitals and delivery centers. -
August 16, 2012
Summitt, McGrane take new Burn Center roles
Improved care for burn patients through collaboration and shared resources is the goal behind new roles announced at the Vanderbilt Burn Center, one of the country’s largest Level 1 centers. -
August 16, 2012
Ph.D., M.D. students team up in bench-to-bedside program
This summer, the Program in Developmental Biology introduced a new format to its annual Boot Camp class.