Jessica Pasley
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April 5, 2018
VUMC again named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
For the seventh time, VUMC has been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index 2018. -
April 5, 2018
Patient’s efforts help shine light on plasma cell disorder
Charlotte Haffner, Vanderbilt’s first patient to undergo a heart transplant followed by a stem cell transplant to treat a plasma cell disorder called primary AL amyloidosis, now she dedicates her time to raising awareness about the rare disease. -
April 5, 2018
Report calls for greater awareness of rare cardiac disease
A national effort seeks to raise awareness about an uncommon cause of heart attacks in otherwise healthy, young and middle-aged women. -
March 29, 2018
Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony set for April 5
Kendra Woody sometimes receives text messages with photos of driver’s licenses with miniature red hearts. -
March 29, 2018
Family’s transplant journey a study in overcoming barriers
There are no words for liver transplantation in Somalian refugee Aniso Haji’s native language. -
March 22, 2018
Study explores new treatment for childhood myopia
The rates of myopia, or nearsightedness, in pediatric patients have steadily increased with little to no change in treatment, which, for decades, has had ophthalmologists and optometrists turning to corrective lenses for improved vision.