VUMC News and Communications

September 2, 2016

Kidney cancer educational conference at VICC set Sept. 10

Kidney cancer patients, family members, health care providers and members of the public are invited to attend a free educational workshop about the disease to be held at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC).

By VUMC News and Communications
September 1, 2016

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event set for Oct. 11

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will once again be offering faculty, staff, students and volunteers free flu shots at the upcoming Flulapalooza mass vaccination event.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 1, 2016

Camp Hope

More than 30 former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered at the Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, Tennessee, recently for Camp Hope, a free annual event for pediatric burn survivors ages 6 to 16.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 1, 2016

Diverse opportunities, degrees draw School of Nursing students

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has welcomed 478 new students from 45 states and three countries into its Master of Nursing Science (MSN), Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) and Ph.D. degree programs.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 31, 2016

Diverse degrees and opportunities draw new School of Nursing students

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has welcomed 478 new students from 45 states and three countries into its Master of Nursing Science, Doctor of Nurse Practice and Ph.D. degree programs.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 31, 2016

Proliferative capacity of neuroblastoma

The sphere-forming frequency of neuroblastoma cells is a measure of their proliferative capacity and could help guide treatment strategies for neuroblastoma.

By Sanjay Mishra
August 26, 2016

Piedmont Natural Gas and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt create partnership for utility’s 63rd Annual Nashville Christmas Parade presented by Tootsie’s

By VUMC News and Communications
August 25, 2016

Vanderbilt Fetal Surgery Down Under: A journal

The following journal entries are written by Jay Wellons, M.D., chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. In them, he recounts and reflects on Vanderbilt’s Fetal Surgery teams’ five-day trip to Australia to guide a team there through a historic moment.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 25, 2016

VUMC lands NIH training grant in emergency care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has received a five-year, $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Vanderbilt Emergency Care Research Training Program.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 25, 2016

Growth hormone for Prader-Willi

Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who received growth hormone treatment had cognitive advantages compared to untreated patients.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 23, 2016

My Southern Health: Take control of health care with patient portals

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s secure online patient portal, My Health at Vanderbilt, is now even more accessible to patients with the launch of a new mobile app.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 23, 2016

Science of Song symposium set for Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt

Blair School of Music will host a one-day symposium Sept. 12 called "The Science of Song."
By VUMC News and Communications
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