VUMC News and Communications
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March 19, 2020
Race, hormones and diabetes risk
Variation in the levels of hormones called natriuretic peptides may contribute to racial differences in susceptibility to diabetes, suggesting that this hormone system may be a target for reducing risk of the disease. -
March 19, 2020
Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, on altering approach to elective care
Here’s the latest information on our coronavirus response. The situation is changing by the hour and we will keep you informed as we determine what’s best for our patients — and for all of us at VUMC. -
March 13, 2020
COVID-19 information
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is wide-ranging, comprehensive and ever evolving. -
March 12, 2020
Breaking ground in Hendersonville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders recently joined with Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce officials, local and county officials and community members to break ground on a new 31,000-square-foot facility in Hendersonville. -
March 12, 2020
Women’s History Month panel set for March 31
March is Women's History Month, an opportunity to recognize the contributions of women to the success of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
March 12, 2020
Early-career investigators
Henry Henderson, PhD, was one of 16 researchers selected to participate in the American Association for Cancer Research’s Early-Career Investigator Hill Day on Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C. While there, he met with U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and discussed funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute with a member of the senator’s health policy staff.