Year: 2024

October 18, 2024

Vanderbilt Eye Institute Optical Center Trunk Show is Oct. 25

October 18, 2024

Curbing late-stage breast cancer diagnosis: Innovative mobile diagnostic kit aims to improve early detection in Uganda

An international team of experts, including the Uganda Cancer Institute, is developing a groundbreaking mobile breast cancer diagnostic kit to enhance early detection in Uganda, where 70% of cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage.

By Kristin Centers
October 18, 2024

All of Us tour stops at VUMC Oct. 22-25

The All of Us Research Program brings the future of health to VUMC and Nashville. 

Dominique Herrington, MS, left, and speech-language pathology graduate student AnnaMary Richmond, right, assist Aphasia Group member Alex Pearson in preparing for the day’s large-group discussions.
October 18, 2024

Faculty facilitators sought for VUSM small groups; application deadline is Dec. 2

October 18, 2024

New vaccines to treat RSV; lower back pain in women; COVID-19 links to heart attack and stroke; plus other news stories with VUMC sources

October 17, 2024

VUMC employees: Beware of ‘vhishing’ AI-generated voice phishing scams

October 17, 2024

Trent Rosenbloom receives pediatric informatics award

Each year, the Byron Oberst Award is presented to a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics who has made significant contributions to the field of pediatric clinical informatics.
By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
October 16, 2024

Danielle Dean receives award for excellence in the field of islet research

Dean identified a liver-alpha cell axis (LACA), a crosstalk between liver glucagon signaling and alpha cell sensing of amino acids.
By Jill Clendening
October 16, 2024

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Agnel Sfeir to deliver Apex Lecture Oct. 30

Apex Lecture Series presents, “Two Genomes, One Balance: Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Stability”
October 16, 2024

VUMC Veterans Resource Group offers virtual session Nov. 6 on navigating VA benefits

Lisa Ware will break down the complexities of VA benefits, offer practical advice and answer your pressing questions.
October 16, 2024

Study of severe drug reactions finds skin cells activate their own assassins

Single-cell analysis reveals the inner workings of the life-threatening adverse drug reactions Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
By Paul Govern
October 16, 2024

Study seeks to improve brain health in children with Type 1 diabetes

Children with Type 1 diabetes are at increased risk for neurocognitive complications. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected as one of 11 clinical centers in the United States to evaluate children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes for neurocognitive outcomes.
By Jessica Pasley