VUMC News and Communications

September 27, 2018

Fat tissue’s “iron sink”

Alyssa Hasty and colleagues demonstrated that immune cells called macrophages act in fat tissue to store iron and prevent iron toxicity.

By Sanjay Mishra
September 27, 2018

Flulapalooza 2018

School of Medicine student Jennifer Marvin was among the 12,627 people who received flu shots at Wednesday’s Flulapalooza mass vaccination event.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2018

Hard hat tour

From left, Kathryn Carell Brown, Julie Carell Stadler and Edie Carell Johnson, daughters of the late Monroe Carell Jr. and Ann Scott Carell, join John W. Brock III, MD, to view the progress of the four-floor expansion of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2018

NHLBI director Gibbons set to deliver Oct. 9 Watkins Lecture

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will present its 17th annual Levi Watkins Jr., MD, Lecture at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in 208 Light Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the school’s Office for Diversity Affairs.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2018

Nashville Christmas Parade scheduled to roll Saturday, Dec. 1

Officials from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Piedmont Natural Gas and Tootsies gathered Sept. 20 to gear up for the 65th annual Piedmont Natural Gas Nashville Christmas Parade presented by Tootsie’s.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 26, 2018

University Health Network and Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network join forces to create statewide value-based health care alliance

The University Health Network (UHN), a clinically integrated network and accountable care organization (ACO) based in Knoxville that includes The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) and University Physicians’ Association (UPA), as well as various partnerships and joint ventures with physicians and health care companies across East Tennessee, has announced an affiliation with the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), a network of providers working together to transform health care to be more proactive, accessible and affordable for all.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 20, 2018

Dill’s role expanded to Sr. VP of Medical Center Engagement

Stuart Dill, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Director of The Office of Engagement, has been named Sr. VP, Medical Center Engagement with an expanded leadership role, including oversight of VUMC’s Strategic Marketing Department.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 20, 2018

Flulapalooza set for Sept. 26

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is ready for its eighth annual mass influenza vaccination event, set for Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the area between Light Hall and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 20, 2018

Heart Walk 2018

The money is still rolling in, but it appears that the Greater Nashville Heart Walk will raise close to $2 million in its fight against heart disease and stroke as well as provide funding for public and professional education and community service programs.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 14, 2018

Diabetes drug may prevent cancer

The research suggests that metformin should be further studied clinically for the prevention of liver cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 13, 2018

How microvilli form

A protein called IRTKS helps build the microvilli that form the border of cells in the intestines, explaining why the protein is a frequent target of gut pathogens.
By Sanjay Mishra
September 13, 2018

Honoring Byrd

Members of the Byrd family gathered at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center recently to dedicate a portrait of the late Benjamin F. Byrd Jr., MD, a founding member and first chair of the Cancer Center’s Board of Overseers.
By VUMC News and Communications
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