VUMC News and Communications

March 21, 2013

Spine surgeons tailoring treatment to each patient

When 55-year-old Neader Williams first learned that she might need spine surgery to treat her excruciating back and leg pain, she was more than a little scared and wasn’t even sure surgery was the answer.

By VUMC News and Communications

March 21, 2013

Three take new roles in TRIAD

Staff of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) are assuming new roles.

By VUMC News and Communications

March 21, 2013

Photo: Discovery Lecture Seidman

Harvard’s Jonathan Seidman, Ph.D., discussed next-generation sequencing’s impact on cardiovascular genetics during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

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March 21, 2013

Residency questions answered at Match Day

Match Day at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has grown so popular the event moved from its traditional lecture hall setting at Light Hall to the more-spacious Langford Auditorium.

By VUMC News and Communications

March 21, 2013

Breast cancer study explores therapy to slow recurrence

Many patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) have recurrence of their disease after an initial response to chemotherapy because the cancer cells have become resistant to treatment. TNBC has a lower survival rate because of this pattern of resistance and there are no targeted agents to treat this form of breast cancer.