Bill Snyder Archive — Page 10 of 119
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March 4, 2025
Skin tone may affect accuracy of blood oxygen measurement in children: study
One of two commonly used oximetry devices failed to detect low oxygen levels in 7% of patients with the darkest skin tone. -
March 3, 2025
Jeffrey Rathmell named to leadership role in cancer research at the University of Chicago
Rathmell has been named chair of the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and director of the Ludwig Center at the University of Chicago, effective July 1. -
February 27, 2025
VUMC part of new study validating curative therapy for sickle cell disease
Of 38 adults with severe SCD who participated in the study, more than 97% no longer required immunosuppressive therapy one year after the transplant. -
February 26, 2025
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine fifth in the nation in NIH research funding
The NIH is the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research. VUSM, which received $586 million in direct and indirect NIH grant support in FY24, has been among the top 10 recipients of NIH funding among U.S. medical schools for nine of the past 15 years. -
February 25, 2025
Metro Nashville Public Schools’ culture of wellness bolsters employee health, cuts costs
The MNPS Certificated Employee Health Plan covers 6,500 in collaboration with Vanderbilt Health active teachers plus 11,500 retirees and dependents. -
February 24, 2025
Bottling a mouse ‘superpower’ may heal lungs damaged by premature birth: study
Watch the video to hear Jennifer Sucre, MD, talk about how this study upends what people are taught about how the lung develops. Using a four-dimensional microscopy technique, researchers at Vanderbilt have created 3D video images of mouse lung tissue grown in the laboratory.