Year: 2024

Michael Gibson, MD, PhD
October 30, 2024

Michael Gibson votes with FDA panel to limit immunotherapy indication 

The panel determined that allowing the wider indication would put patients at risk for adverse reactions from the two immunotherapies but without the added benefit in survival. 

By Tom Wilemon
October 29, 2024

Vanderbilt University Hospital adult ambulatory Emergency Department entrance will be closed and rerouted for construction updates on Nov. 3-4

October 29, 2024

Jingle Toy Drive provides opportunity to give gifts and programs for patients

October 29, 2024

Order Thanksgiving side dishes from Courtyard Café through Nov. 22

October 29, 2024

VUMC employees get 20% discount on hearing aids and custom hearing protection through Jan. 31, 2025

The annual Hear for the Holidays promotion can help overcome the isolation that hearing loss can bring

October 29, 2024

SENSE Theatre production of ‘The Backstage Zoo’ to be at Langford Auditorium Nov. 8 & 9

October 29, 2024

Photo gallery: Steven Snodgrass art display at Vanderbilt Eye Institute

A significant portion of the proceeds are benefiting the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Arts program. The event served as an opportunity for attendees to meet the artist and learn more about the VUMC Arts mission.
By Erin O. Smith
October 28, 2024

Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz set for next Discovery Lecture

Horvitz, an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, is a pioneer in the applications of machine learning, AI and decision science.
By Bill Snyder
October 28, 2024

Yes, ‘election stress disorder’ is a thing. Here are some ways to deal with it.

What to do if waiting for election returns feels like waiting for biopsy results
By Jim Kendall, LCSW
October 28, 2024

VUMC discovery aids effort to stop a deadly virus in Rwanda

A close cousin of Ebola, the Marburg virus is transmitted by fruit bats and by exposure to body fluids from infected individuals. There currently are no approved treatments or vaccines for MVD, which has a roughly 50% fatality rate.
By Bill Snyder
October 28, 2024

MEGAMicrobe 2024 photo gallery

Scientists from Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center led several activities to illustrate the important roles that microorganisms play in the environment and human health.
By Erin O. Smith
October 28, 2024

New research highlights economic and employment challenges for parents of medically complex babies

The study highlights that having a preterm baby often forces parents to consider leaving their job, a decision that typically involves changes to health insurance plans and networks, and resets the annual out-of-pocket costs a worker incurs.
By Holly Fletcher