Year: 2015

May 1, 2015

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Tennessee Department of Health urge safe infant sleeping practices

Pediatricians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have seen four infant deaths from unsafe sleeping habits in the last seven weeks. Infant sleep-related deaths are heartwrenching tragedies that can be preventable when safe sleeping practices are followed.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 1, 2015

New player in neuronal communication

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a novel mechanism for the development of dendritic spines – sites of nerve cell communication.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 30, 2015

Watkins memorialized with establishment of new chair

By Nancy Humphrey
April 30, 2015

RNA defects in multiple sclerosis

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that profound defects exist in the integrity of structural RNA molecules in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

By Leigh MacMillan
elderly man in wheelchair in skilled nursing facility
April 30, 2015

Study links post-acute care costs with lower survival rates

A nationwide study, “Uncovering Waste in U.S. Healthcare,” from authors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, finds that spending on post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) provides a key signal of inefficiency in the health care system, leading to higher spending and lower patient survival.

By Paul Govern
April 30, 2015

Study team uses metabolomics to study longevity

The keys to longevity have been a source of curiosity and the basis of many research studies for years, yet the mechanisms underlying a person’s ability to live a long life are still not fully understood.

By Kathy Whitney
April 30, 2015

Lane named vice president for Population Health Management

Nancy Lane, Ph.D., has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as senior vice president for Population Health Management.
By Nancy Humphrey
April 30, 2015

VICC cancer research efforts in spotlight at AACR conference

Adding an investigational drug to an already approved estrogen blocking therapy appears to be safe and provided clinical benefit for some postmenopausal women with estrogen-positive breast cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 30, 2015

Photo: Nashville Sounds visit

Members of the Nashville Sounds baseball team recently visited with patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 30, 2015

Speaker explores nurse practitioners’ role in health reform

Patients should have full and direct access to the health provider of their choice, according to Cindy Cooke, DNP, president-elect of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), who recently spoke to faculty, students and members of the community at Vanderbilt University School Nursing (VUSN).
By VUMC News and Communications
April 30, 2015

VUMC set to take part in community-wide disaster drill on May 2

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will take part in a full-scale community disaster drill along with numerous emergency response and community agencies on Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. until noon.
By Nancy Humphrey
April 30, 2015

Nurse-Midwifery program lands high honor from ACNM

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Nurse-Midwifery Program has received a Lifetime Golden Commendation from the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) — one of only four educational programs in the country to achieve this recognition.
By VUMC News and Communications