VUMC News and Communications

October 14, 2021

Tea drinking and high blood pressure

Habitual tea drinking is associated with a slightly higher risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older Chinese adults, which warrants confirmation by long-term intervention studies, researchers say.

By Sarah E. Glass
October 12, 2021

McCarver named President of Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

Scott McCarver, MHA, Interim President for Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, has been named as the hospital’s new President.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2021

Boosta-Palooza

VUMC employees were able to receive a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at this week’s Boosta-Palooza event.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 30, 2021

VUMC’s Wallace elected president of laboratory animal care organization

Vanderbilt’s Jeanne Wallace, DVM, has been elected vice president of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine for a three-year term.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 30, 2021

Dewey receives gender equity honor from American College of Physicians

Vanderbilt’s Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, was recently honored by the American College of Physicians as part of that organization’s observance of September as Women in Medicine Month.

By VUMC News and Communications
Carla Bumbalough is featured in the campaign that’s designed to thank employees for their dedication to their patients and each other during challenging times.
September 29, 2021

Campaign thanks employees for their dedication to patients and each other

Vanderbilt Health has launched a brand communications campaign — called Caregivers Need Care, Too — designed to thank the workforce for their dedication to their patients and to each other during challenging times.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2021

Meeting a critical need

VUMC employees stepped up at last week’s blood drive to help address the current regional and national shortage of blood and blood products driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 24, 2021

City of Tullahoma honors staff of Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital for pandemic care efforts

The City of Tullahoma presented a proclamation of thanks to the staff of Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital for their dedicated effort to care for the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 24, 2021

Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton city proclamation

By VUMC News and Communications
September 23, 2021

Clean and safe

VUMC recently honored workers who have been on the front lines during the pandemic to keep facilities clean and safe.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 21, 2021

Proper car seat use a life-saving practice

safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offer tips on proper car seat use to help keep children safe.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 21, 2021

The role of polarity in early cancer

Mutations in the protein epiregulin, an EGF receptor ligand, affect larger epithelial cell reorganization and may contribute to early cancer development, Vanderbilt researchers discovered.
By VUMC News and Communications
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