Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 131 of 390

December 20, 2019

Reversing stress-related anxiety

Inhibiting COX-2 — an enzyme associated with inflammation — could provide a novel therapeutic approach for stress-related psychiatric disorders.

The Voices of Vanderbilt Choir performed holiday songs at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks last week. The choir also performed several shows on the main campus to celebrate the season.
December 19, 2019

Songs of the season

The United Voices of Vanderbilt Choir performed holiday songs at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks last week. The choir also performed several shows on the main campus to celebrate the season.

scalpel
December 19, 2019

Children far more likely to die after surgery in poor countries

Children in low-resourced countries are 100-200 times more likely to die after surgery than children in wealthy countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in Anesthesiology.

December 19, 2019

Lewallen honored by gerontological nursing education organizations

Vanderbilt’s Kanah Lewallen, DNP, MSN, has been recognized by two national organizations for excellence in gerontological nursing education.

Andrew Whitaker, a patient at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, holds the check for the 15th annual River of Hope Radiothon. The Children’s Miracle Network Hospital event raised $136,552 for the hospital. Shown in Seacrest Studio, from left, are Robyn Fomusa, promotions director, Kerri Arnold, Miss Tennessee, Champ, Jonathan Shuford, program director, and Savannah Grimm, on-air host.
December 19, 2019

Radiothon results

The 15th annual River of Hope Radiothon event raised $136,552 for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
December 18, 2019

Nominate a faculty or staff member for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, or Medical Center who emulates the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through his or her work.