VUMC News and Communications

November 6, 2014

VUH achieves ‘A’ score in national survey of hospital patient safety efforts

Vanderbilt University Hospital earned the highest possible grade recently in a nationwide survey of hospital patient safety.

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November 6, 2014

Photo: Food Day

Vanderbilt University Medical Center dietetic interns Dylan Caulder, left, and Hope Anderson offer tips on healthy eating and hand out samples of nutritious snacks to Vanderbilt University students and employees at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center as part of Food Day 2014.

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November 6, 2014

Optogenetics sheds new light on brain’s behavior modulators

A new light-based technology is allowing scientists to peer deep into the brain and alter animal behavior with the “flip of a switch.”

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November 5, 2014

Overnight road closures near hospital entrance scheduled Nov. 10-14

The north entrance drive for Vanderbilt University Hospital will be closed from Monday, Nov. 10, through Friday, Nov. 14, between 10 p.m.–4:30 a.m.

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November 4, 2014

Road closure near Children’s Hospital set for Saturday

On Saturday, Nov. 8, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pierce Avenue will be closed from Medical Center Drive to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt pedestrian sky bridge due to construction work in the area.

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November 3, 2014

Chancellor launches Trans-institutional Programs initiative; pre-proposals due Dec. 2

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos formally launched the new $50 million Trans-institutional Programs initiative outlined in the Academic Strategic Plan in an email to the Vanderbilt community earlier today.

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November 2, 2014

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October 30, 2014

Shop Holiday Project, help Children’s Hospital patients

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Holiday Project features one-of-a-kind holiday items designed by children whose lives have been touched by the hospital. All proceeds directly benefit Children’s Hospital patients.
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October 30, 2014

Elderly face no added risk from cosmetic surgery: study

Senior citizens are at no higher risk for complications from cosmetic surgery than younger patients, according to a recent study by plastic surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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October 30, 2014

Potential therapy for postpartum breast cancer investigated

Nearly 25 percent of all breast cancers among premenopausal women occur within two to five years following a pregnancy.
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October 30, 2014

Photo: Courage Unmasked

Radiation masks donated by head and neck cancer patients and decorated by Nashville-area artists were displayed during the recent Courage Unmasked event at Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Gallery.
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October 30, 2014

Vanderbilt experts offer advice for trick-or-treating with food allergies

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