Month: November 2014

November 20, 2014

New protocol for young brain injury patients shows success

A new protocol put into place more than a year ago at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is showing early signs of improving outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injuries.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 20, 2014

Study finds national decline in one type of serious heart attack

The most emergent form of heart attacks is decreasing nationwide, but this declining incidence could affect emergency departments’ quality and timeliness of care.

By VUMC News and Communications
Elise McMillan (Vanderbilt)
November 20, 2014

Down Syndrome group honors McMillan

Elise McMillan, J.D., received the Mollie Burd Gavigan Service Award from the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee (DSAMT) in recognition of McMillan’s “instrumental role in improving the lives of individuals with Down syndrome in Middle Tennessee.” The award was presented recently at the annual DSAMT Buddy Race.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 20, 2014

Young girl’s road to recovery paved at Children’s Hospital

When Kendra Kaufman walked into to a recent follow-up appointment with surgeon Dai Chung, M.D., the only help she needed to steady her steps came from ankle-foot-orthotics.

By Christina Echegaray
November 20, 2014

Rodgers honored for service to VUSM, students

Hundreds of students gathered this week at a reception honoring Scott Rodgers, M.D., and his 10 years of service to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

By Jessica Pasley
November 20, 2014

ECMO program celebrates 25 years of saving lives

For 25 years, patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, like 20-month-old Easton Cunningham, have been given a second chance at life when their lungs or heart, or sometimes both, have failed to perform.

By Christina Echegaray
November 20, 2014

Receptor discovery shines new light on appetite regulation

A receptor in the brain that regulates appetite and body weight has now been found in L cells, key regulatory cells in the gut, providing the pharmaceutical industry with a novel drug target for both obesity and diabetes, a Vanderbilt University-led research team reported this week.
By Bill Snyder
November 19, 2014

More breast cancer patients opting for mastectomy, Vanderbilt study finds

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2014

Vanderbilt University Medical Center offers surgical option for form of pulmonary hypertension

By Kathy Whitney
November 18, 2014

Vanderbilt study finds nationwide decline in one type of serious heart attack

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2014

Vanderbilt’s neurovascular chip project moves into new phase

Vanderbilt researchers will play a key role in the second phase of the federal "tissue chip for drug screening" program.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 17, 2014

Documentary, panel discussion to explore ‘The American Nurse’

The lives and work of five nurses on the front lines of the biggest issues facing America—aging, war, prisons and poverty—are explored in a new documentary film that will screen Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Carmike Bellevue 8.
By VUMC News and Communications
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