Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 265 of 390

June 12, 2014

VUSN’s gerontological nursing efforts recognized

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has been awarded membership in the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) in recognition of the highest level of commitment to the field of gerontological nursing.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A man in a gray “TIGERS” shirt walks down a hospital corridor with assistance from a woman in blue scrubs, accompanied by two staff members and other people in the hallway.
June 12, 2014

Program helps ease path for long-term care patients

It’s May 8, 2014 — one year to the day since a 25-year-old homeless man, Kris Stevenson, was hit by a car while crossing the street in Nashville, resulting in severe brain, pelvic and abdominal injuries.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Close-up of a hand holding a lit cigarette, with a blurred group of people and a brick building in the background.
June 9, 2014

Rising tobacco epidemic in Asia linked to elevated risk of death

A new study estimates that tobacco smoking has been linked to approximately 2 million deaths among adult men and women in Asia in recent years and predicts a rising death toll.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A child in a red shirt hugs a plush lion while sitting in a patterned chair.
June 5, 2014

Pet Therapy Research Aimed at Children with Cancer

By Vanderbilt Health News
White Vanderbilt LifeFlight emergency command and communications bus parked outside a brick building, with winged emblem and emergency medical graphics on its side.
June 5, 2014

Vanderbilt offers safety tips for CMA Music Festival

By Vanderbilt Health News
Group of officials and staff pose outside the Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinic with a large gold ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
June 5, 2014

Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center debut new Cool Springs Walk-In Clinic

Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center opened a new Walk-In Clinic in Cool Springs on Wednesday, June 4. The new clinic joins two other Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics already open in Franklin and Spring Hill.

By Vanderbilt Health News