Month: October 2024

October 23, 2024

Children between 18 months and 6 years old with a diagnosed development delay needed for hearing study

October 22, 2024

New VUMC hospital expansion to be named Jim Ayers Tower

Serving as the new front door to Vanderbilt University Hospital, the building serves as a visible reminder of the monumental impact Janet and Jim Ayers have had on the people of Tennessee.

By Nancy Humphrey
October 22, 2024

Impact of global shortage of technitium (Tc-99m) outlined

By Kathy Rivers
October 22, 2024

Occupational Health Clinic Comes to You program provides on-site flu vaccines

October 22, 2024

Occupational Health Clinic launches new needle stick hotline

October 22, 2024

Scott Zuckerman receives Credo Award for communication and commitment to colleagues

“The care we deliver in surgery is simply not possible without this army of devoted individuals.”

By Tom Wilemon
October 22, 2024

VUMC, Nigeria teaching hospital to study genetic risk of fibroids based on regional African ancestry

The research team will analyze existing genome-wide association study data and RNA sequencing to compare fibroid development patterns in Nigerian women and U.S. Black women, which could point to targeted therapies and management strategies for affected women.
By Kristin Centers
October 22, 2024

Commodore spirit proves too much for superfan’s blood vessels

While most sports injuries happen on the field, one Vanderbilt football fan managed to score one in his own home the night Vanderbilt beat Alabama.
By Holly Fletcher
October 22, 2024

Vanderbilt Health Coaching Program accepting applications for winter cohort; online classes start Feb. 2

This process involves supporting the patient or client as they set goals, unearth values & strengths, and access intrinsic motivations to encourage the development of sustainable healthy behaviors and attitudes.
October 21, 2024

Anna Person honored for teaching by Infectious Diseases Society of America

Person, an award citation reads in part, “has been a champion for empathy and equity in caring for patients. ... She models for her learners how to compassionately care.”
By Paul Govern
October 21, 2024

Champ of the Game program celebrates five years of inspiration

What started as a simple proposal to create a moment during each home game for a hospitalized patient to root for the home team and share the excitement from fans and players in the arena has become a welcomed tradition. 
By Jessica Pasley
October 21, 2024

Clue to salt-sensitive blood pressure found

Despite the well-established link between high salt intake and cardiovascular disease and stroke, the mechanism of SSBP is poorly understood, and it remains an untreatable cardiovascular risk with no widely available diagnostic tool.
By Bill Snyder
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