Year: 2024

Counterfeit cosmetic botulism injections; new urine test for prostate cancer; AI in health care; and other news stories with VUMC sources

Farmers’ Market returns to VUH Plaza May 2

VUMC hosts symposium on stem cell transplants and cellular therapies

The Vanderbilt Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Symposium offers clinicians detailed information on the latest developments for hematological diseases, ranging from immunotherapies for blood cancers to new, curative therapies for sickle cell disease.

By Tom Wilemon

April 24, 2024

Go behind the scenes at Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories. Hear what employees have to say.

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center News & Communications crew caught up with people working at the new laboratory in MetroCenter.

By Jill Clendening and Erin O. Smith

April 23, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “God’s gift to the nursing profession.”

Angela Adetunji, RN, works in the Medical Center East Recovery area, part of Vanderbilt University Hospital, and she is one of the latest group of DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor

Flags were set up on the plaza for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Donate Life event. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

April 23, 2024

Events honor those involved in organ donation

Sixty-nine individuals donated their organs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2023, and they and their families were saluted on April 17 at the annual Donate Life Ceremony.