Month: July 2022

July 29, 2022

VUMC aligns with national 988 suicide prevention number

By VUMC News and Communications
July 28, 2022

Video vital for telehealth visits

Vanderbilt study of 18,130 telehealth visits at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic defines risk factors associated with telehealth access and suggests how health systems can improve access.

By Bill Snyder
July 28, 2022

Specialty pharmacists help reduce MS relapse risk

Just one-third of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis remain on disease-modifying therapy, and specialty pharmacists are in a unique position to help coordinate therapy discontinuation or change and reduce the risk of relapse.

By Joshua Baker
July 28, 2022

New login credentials required for the VUMC Software Store beginning Aug. 15

By VUMC News and Communications
July 28, 2022

Department of Medicine announces August Grand Rounds

By VUMC News and Communications
July 28, 2022

Motorsports Art Auction underway to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital At Vanderbilt

By VUMC News and Communications
July 28, 2022

White Coat Ceremony marks start of medical school journey

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine welcomed 96 first-year students on Friday, July 22, during its annual White Coat Ceremony.
By Kathy Whitney
July 28, 2022

C. difficile may contribute to colorectal cancer: study

A Vanderbilt study found that the bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) may be a previously unrecognized contributor to colorectal cancer.
By Bill Snyder
July 28, 2022

Study to evaluate nasal flu vaccine for children

Pediatricians with the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program are looking for healthy infants and children (6 months – 8 years of age) to take part in a nasal influenza vaccine study.
By Craig Boerner
July 28, 2022

Patient doing well after complex vascular procedures

Marsha Eastridge had no clue she had heart problems until she was diagnosed in December 2021. Barely three weeks later, she was undergoing the first of two complex vascular procedures at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute that would save her life.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 28, 2022

Study reveals need for matching targeted therapies with EGFR subtypes

A Vanderbilt study suggests that clinicians should take a deeper dive into distinguishing EGFR mutations when prescribing targeted therapies for non-small-cell lung cancers.
By Tom Wilemon
July 28, 2022

Partnership creates new pharmacy informatics fellowship

Vanderbilt has partnered with a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for health systems and pharmacies to create a new two-year pharmacy informatics fellowship. 
By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli