VUMC News and Communications

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November 3, 2016

A DARPP role in gastric cancer

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a link between Helicobacter pylori infection, inflammation and gastric cancer that could suggest new anti-cancer therapies.

By Sanjay Mishra
November 3, 2016

Study details rare heart risk of certain cancer therapies

By VUMC News and Communications
November 3, 2016

Kellie Pickler’s visit

Country music recording artist Kellie Pickler performed for and visited with patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt earlier this year as part of a segment for her television series, “I Love Kellie Pickler.”

By VUMC News and Communications
November 3, 2016

VUMC named best in U.S. for patient safety in trauma care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the nation for patient safety in Trauma care by CareChex 2017 Hospital Quality Ratings Analysis.

By VUMC News and Communications
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November 2, 2016

Kohl’s donation supports home safety initiative at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By VUMC News and Communications
November 2, 2016

Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center saved an estimated $8 million in taxpayer Emergency Department costs, study says

By VUMC News and Communications
October 31, 2016

Kachnic elected president of the American Board of Radiology

Lisa Kachnic, M.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been elected president of the American Board of Radiology (ABR). She assumed the role after being chosen president-elect of the organization in March 2014 and succeeds former ABR President Milton Guiberteau, M.D.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Bioluminescent sensor causes brain cells to glow in the dark

A team of Vanderbilt scientists have genetically modified luciferase, the enzyme that produces bioluminescence, so that it acts as an optical sensor that records activity in brain cells.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores sets new record for Children’s Miracle Network, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Local company supports ‘Growing to New Heights’

By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Howl-o-Ween Paw-ty

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hosted a “Howl-o-Ween Paw-ty” with a pet therapy dog show, a “PUParazzi” photo booth with hospital mascot Champ, and a stuffed dog giveaway courtesy of the MINI of Nashville car dealership.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 27, 2016

Camarata named to NIDCD review committee

Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been invited to serve a four-year term on the Communication Disorders Review Committee (CDRC) of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
By VUMC News and Communications