Year: 2012 Archive — Page 6 of 50

December 6, 2012

Malin helps craft de-identification guidelines

A great deal of biomedical and health services research at some point involves record de-identification, whether it’s prior to the sharing of study data or, in the case of large patient databases, prior to the initial extraction of study data.

By Paul Govern
Four people pose outside a university building beneath Spanish signage reading “LABORATORIOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO ABRAHAM VAISBERG WOLACH” and partially visible faculty lettering. From left, a woman in black, a person in a red jacket, a woman in a blue shirt, and a woman in a brown jacket and scarf.
December 6, 2012

Research training program seeks global impact

For Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Ph.D. programs in the biomedical sciences, “diversity” means more than “international.”

By Bill Snyder
Three anatomical views of a human skeleton on a white background: front, side, and back.
December 6, 2012

‘Longevity’ gene has role in bone loss

A gene associated with long life participates in the normal regulation of bone remodeling and may have a role in bone loss associated with aging.

By Leigh MacMillan
The Rev. Kenneth Robinson
December 4, 2012

‘MLK Day: A View from the Pulpit’ scheduled for Jan. 21

By Vanderbilt Health News
Multi-story red-brick modernist building with dark horizontal window bands, angular rooftop structures, and leafy trees against a bright blue sky.
December 4, 2012

Vanderbilt again leaps onto hospital quality list

Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are among the nation’s 89 Leapfrog Top Hospitals for 2012.

By Paul Govern
A lit red candle stands among evergreen branches, with blurred red ornaments and warm holiday lights in the background.
December 3, 2012

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

By Craig Boerner