VUMC News and Communications

August 24, 2017

Eclipse VIPs

Vanderbilt University Medical Center celebrated Monday’s solar eclipse with its smallest patients. Babies
Student Life Center (Vanderbilt University)
August 24, 2017

VICC’s annual Cancer Survivors Celebration set for Sept. 10

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) will host the 2017 Cancer Survivors Celebration Sunday, Sept. 10, from 2–4 p.m. This year’s free event, offered in partnership with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, will be held at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center, 310 25th Ave. South.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 24, 2017

Celebrating the best

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt staff gathered recently to celebrate the hospital’s performance in the recent U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.

By VUMC News and Communications
Pediatric health conditions, their treatments and the related stress hinder the prefrontal cortex, which is the region of the brain associated with learning, memory and behavior. (istock)
August 23, 2017

Oxidative stress on the brain

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered that oxidative damage may play an important role in the development of a rare cholesterol synthesis disease and in the behavioral changes of autism spectrum disorders.

By Sanjay Mishra
Brain image
August 18, 2017

Predicting brain surgery outcomes

Assessing brain functional and structural connectivity in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy may be a useful way to identify the best candidates for surgical treatment.

By VUMC News and Communications
Recalled white glasses
August 17, 2017

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recalls white eclipse viewing glasses

By VUMC News and Communications
August 17, 2017

Multi-factor authentication to enable e-prescribing of controlled substances

The Epic Electronic Health Record System, eStar, will go live at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) on Nov. 2 and will enable Medical Center health care providers to prescribe controlled substances electronically.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 17, 2017

Premier League visitors

Players from the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club recently visited with children and families in Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 17, 2017

Kidney cancer patient, survivor event set for Sept. 9

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) will sponsor an educational conference for kidney cancer patients, survivors and family members Saturday, Sept. 9, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., in the Preston Research Building, Suite 898.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 17, 2017

Report identifies IT upgrades needed to enhance cancer care

A group of nationally recognized medical information and data management experts has recommended the development of new knowledge software applications that work alongside electronic health record systems (EHRs) to help practicing oncologists access and use the latest genomic information to assist in the treatment of cancer patients.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 15, 2017

Superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts to host Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By VUMC News and Communications
August 15, 2017

VUMC listed among top 100 oncology programs by Becker’s Hospital Review

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been named to the Becker’s Hospital Review roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs.
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