Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 112 of 390

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.

3D histological illustration of a row of tall columnar epithelial cells, with elongated nuclei and a brush-like apical surface above a purple underlying layer.
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.

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September 16, 2021

VUSM mourns loss of medical student

Students and faculty of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) were informed last night about the death of classmate Zachary Scott Jones.

Architectural rendering of a large modern hospital complex with glass-fronted entrances, a Vanderbilt shield emblem, landscaped grounds, pedestrians, and parked cars under a partly cloudy sky.
September 15, 2021

Vanderbilt University Medical Center files for new Certificate of Need to build Rutherford Co. hospital

Vanderbilt is filing a Certificate of Need application with Tennessee’s Health Services and Development Agency to build a new 42-bed hospital in Murfreesboro.

Michael Harris works with Katherine Gilliland, FNP, during the recent transition of clinical and IT systems at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital.
September 8, 2021

IT transition a success at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital

Multiple teams from across Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently led a transition of the clinical and information technology (IT) systems at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital.

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September 8, 2021

New module helps equip clinicians to provide peer support

A new Quiz Time module launching Sept. 13 will help faculty and physicians at Vanderbilt provide self-care and peer support.