VUMC News and Communications

September 26, 2013

Support group cares for cancer caregivers

Physical fatigue, anxiety and emotional distress are just some of the symptoms that caregivers may experience while undertaking the hard work of helping a friend or loved one cope with cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D.
September 19, 2013

Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

We are — at our core — a place that cares about people. That caring attitude is reflected in how we “are” with one another, and also with our patients and students.

By VUMC News and Communications
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September 19, 2013

VU testing vaccine against new flu threat

Vanderbilt’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) is one of nine U.S. sites funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to test the effectiveness of a vaccine to protect against the H7N9 bird flu that emerged in China this spring.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 19, 2013

Photo: Building support

Representatives from longtime supporter Balfour Beatty Construction visited the Medical Center recently to present an additional gift in support of the existing Balfour Beatty Research Fund for Personalized Cancer Medicine.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 19, 2013

Ultrasound Section of Radiology receives AIUM re-accreditation

The Ultrasound Section of Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology recently received maximum length re-accreditation through the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the largest ultrasound organization in the world.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 19, 2013

Study tracks clot removal’s effectiveness at treating stroke

Over the past decade, neurointerventionalists have refined techniques for manually removing blood clots causing stroke. Now they are joining forces for a clinical trial to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the techniques.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 18, 2013

Free online course on data management for clinical research now underway

Vanderbilt University's latest offering on the online learning platform Coursera, "Data Management for Clinical Research," went live this week. More than 33,000 number of students have registered for the massive open online course or MOOC.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 12, 2013

VU tracking drug’s ability to prevent type 1 diabetes

Vanderbilt’s Eskind Diabetes Clinic has been selected to examine the ability of the drug abatacept to prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D). As part of the TrialNet consortium, Vanderbilt will be one of 14 North American sites observing the effects of the drug in people at high risk to develop T1D.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 12, 2013

Breakfast free for children Sept. 17

In observance of No Kid Hungry’s Hunger Awareness month in September, The Courtyard Café will be giving away breakfast to children under 12 on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 12, 2013

School of Nursing receives renewal of HRSA grants

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received a $427,499 award from the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) for 2013-14, marking the 10th consecutive year that VUSN has received the grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
By VUMC News and Communications
September 12, 2013

Options to treat childhood C. diff. infection studied

After more than a month in and out of the hospital with her daughter, Kynslee, Kristen Allen felt she was at the end of her rope. Last spring, the nearly 2-year-old Columbia girl developed diarrhea that wouldn’t go away after taking antibiotics for repeated ear infections.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 12, 2013

MRI used as new tool in predicting lymphedema risk

A new Vanderbilt study is the first to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to noninvasively measure lymphatic flow.
By VUMC News and Communications