Matt Batcheldor Archive — Page 21 of 50
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June 1, 2022
Program lets patients receive medical treatment at home
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May 25, 2022
Jenny Leigh sets out each day to make a difference for her fellow nurses
Leigh, a nursing education specialist, provides educational support for more than 400 staff members in the NICU -
May 25, 2022
Study seeks to improve gender equity for liver transplantation waiting list
Women who need a liver transplant are more likely to spend more time on a waiting list, become too sick for transplant or die compared to men. To improve equity, a recently published Vanderbilt-led study suggests a sex adjustment to criteria for MELD (model for end-stage liver disease), which determines allocation of transplanted livers. -
May 6, 2022
Janet Darnell received a lifesaving lung transplant. Five months later she received lifesaving surgery for colon cancer. She calls herself a “walking miracle.”
Without the lung transplant, the cancer may never have been detected. -
May 4, 2022
Paws on the Plaza event aims to unleash puppy love
Vanderbilt is partnering with the Nashville Humane Association for “Paws on the Plaza,” a new event that will bring a litter of puppies to the Medical Center Plaza each month from May through October. -
May 4, 2022
Liver transplant program marks 30th anniversary
This May, the Vanderbilt Transplant Center is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first liver transplant.