Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 159 of 390
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February 22, 2018
Mitochondrial mutations and disease
New findings suggest that oxidative stress damages mitochondrial DNA, and they link this damage to a disease state. -
February 22, 2018
Voting now open for annual Best Hospitals rankings
The annual reputation survey for U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings is now open through the Doximity website. -
February 22, 2018
Initiative seeks to address malnutrition among adult patients
It is estimated that nearly one out of five pediatric patients and one of three adult patients age 60 and older are malnourished and will experience a decline in their nutritional status during their hospital stay. -
February 22, 2018
Dunworth named to respiratory care advisory committee
Brent Dunworth, DNP, MBA, CRNA, director of advanced practice and division chief of Nurse Anesthesia in Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesia, has been appointed to the clinical advisory committee of the Respiratory Compromise Institute (RCI). -
February 22, 2018
‘Codeman’ seeks to improve documentation and coding
Codeman, a superhero well known in the 1970s, has come out of retirement and accepted an important position at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) for the remainder of the fiscal year. -
February 22, 2018
Dance Marathon 2018
Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy on Vanderbilt’s campus, hosted its 16th annual, 13-hour “Big Event” on Feb. 17, the culmination of a year of raising funds and awareness for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.