Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 273 of 390

Graphic showing a 2014 “Get with the Guidelines—Stroke” Target: Stroke Honor Roll “Gold Plus” award badge with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association logos.
March 6, 2014

Stroke Center’s care quality efforts recognized

The Vanderbilt Stroke Center has once again struck gold, receiving top honors from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

A suited hospital guide gestures while leading a group of visiting physicians through a hospital corridor; a table with maps and materials is in the foreground.
March 6, 2014

Photo: International visit

Ralf Habermann, M.D., leads a tour of Vanderbilt’s facilities for a group of physicians from Korea seeking to learn more about how long-term care issues are addressed in the United States.

Black-and-white photo of a smiling woman and child exchanging a wrapped gift indoors, with a decorated cake partially visible at right.
March 6, 2014

Program helps children cope when parents are ill

When Kim O’Leary was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that had invaded her lymph nodes and caused tumors in her abdomen, her biggest worry was her then 6-year-old son Andrew.

Classic twin-bell alarm clock standing in bright green grass against a white background, with the hands near 6:00.
March 5, 2014

Sticking to normal sleep schedule can ease daylight saving time transition

Teal-toned abstract digital interface featuring financial-style numbers, charts, graphs, hexagonal icons, data grids, and geometric lines.
March 5, 2014

Web tool speeds pulmonary hypertension discovery

The pulmonary arterial hypertension knowledgebase (PAHKB), developed by Vanderbilt researchers, provides a useful tool for identifying PAH-related genes and signaling pathways relevant to pathogenesis.

Exterior of Vanderbilt University Medical Center Children’s Hospital, with colorful “Children’s Hospital” lettering and a red child-shaped logo on the facade.
March 3, 2014

Jeff Gordon grant to help pediatric cancer patients cope with illness