Nancy Humphrey

March 27, 2019

VUMC and TGen receive $6.1 million in grants to study deadly lung disease

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope and the Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Arizona, have received a $3.5 million federal grant to study the cause of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) the nation’s most common and severe form of fibrotic lung disease.

By Nancy Humphrey
Young Mady Krauter, right, and her family — sister, Ali, and parents Brent and Kim — have been on a diagnosis journey with the Vanderbilt Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
March 14, 2019

Undiagnosed Diseases Network helps guide girl’s medical journey

On July 6, 2017, the Krauter family of Hiawatha, Kansas, received a belated 4th birthday present for their younger daughter, Mady — a diagnosis for a host of worsening neurological symptoms that they first noticed when she was 3 months old.

By Nancy Humphrey
February 7, 2019

Master of Genetic Counseling degree program to begin in fall

Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine is in the process of selecting its first class of students seeking a Master of Genetic Counseling (MGC) degree, one of the fastest growing health professions in the country.

By Nancy Humphrey
Elly Brokamp, MS, CGC, left, and Laura Duncan, MS, CGC, are certified genetic counselors with Vanderbilt’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
February 7, 2019

Counselors guide patients in interpreting genetic tests

Certified genetic counselors (CGCs) are among the first faces that patients see once accepted into Vanderbilt’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) where hopefully they will gain a diagnosis.

By Nancy Humphrey
February 4, 2019

A Children’s Hospital parking valet taught himself origami art so he could share it with children. For one little boy, that simple gesture means everything.

Coming in for treatment is hard for 5-year-old Ollie Faircloth, but seeing valet Mohamed Elshami brings a smile every time. Ollie calls Mohamed his friend. Mohamed calls Ollie his hero.

By Nancy Humphrey
January 9, 2019

Jonathan Dow’s simple gestures, compassion go a long way to help families

“His calmness and kindness helps create a culture of encouragement with everyone he comes in contact with.”

By Nancy Humphrey
November 29, 2018

Cancer fight personal for VICC Ambassadors chair

Cancer made itself known to Ashley Larcinese in 2004 for the first time — when she was earning a graduate degree in information technology from Belmont University and was introduced to Nashville entrepreneur Sonny Clark, the mentor who took her under his wing and helped launch her career. He was fighting leukemia at the time.
By Nancy Humphrey
October 4, 2018

New center formed to treat, study ICU delirium, dementia

Millions of patients in intensive care units each year develop delirium during their hospitalization and often leave the hospital with cognitive deficits similar to those suffering from traumatic brain injury or mild Alzheimer’s disease.
By Nancy Humphrey
September 27, 2018

VUMC’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network site gains NIH renewal

By Nancy Humphrey
September 24, 2018

Children’s Hospital pharmacy technician Delveen Said keeps focus on caring for families

“We don’t know what our customers are going through. It’s my job to have the very best attitude that I can for them.”
By Nancy Humphrey
September 13, 2018

Research, patient care drive Emergency Medicine’s Collins

Sean Collins, MD, MSc, was no stranger to Vanderbilt University Medical Center when he was offered a faculty position in Emergency Medicine in 2011. A heart failure study that he was leading at the University of Cincinnati included faculty and patients from Vanderbilt.
By Nancy Humphrey
September 6, 2018

Nicotine patch shows promise in treating late-life depression

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center pilot study of treating late-life depression in nonsmokers with transdermal nicotine (nicotine patch) has yielded some promising results, but the study’s author cautions that more study is needed.
By Nancy Humphrey
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