VUMC News and Communications

January 10, 2013

NCI report shows cancer death rates declining

Cancer death rates for most forms of cancer have continued to decline in the United States among men and women and all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications

January 10, 2013

MPH Global Health track addresses emerging needs

Vanderbilt University is working to train a health care workforce that will be more integrated and team-oriented than ever before. One of the educational programs addressing new needs is the Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Program, which launched a new track in Global Health last year.

By VUMC News and Communications

January 10, 2013

Photo: Special visit

Singer Kelly Clarkson, center, surprised patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt during the holidays, with a special performance and room-to-room visits.

By VUMC News and Communications

January 10, 2013

Group again honors life-support program

For the third straight time, Vanderbilt’s heart and lung life-support program has received the ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).

By VUMC News and Communications

January 10, 2013

Vanderbilt’s Flu Tool valuable resource for treatment decisions

As flu cases spike in Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center would like to remind patients and staff about a valuable online resource for assessing the severity of flu symptoms — the Flu Tool.

By VUMC News and Communications

January 9, 2013

Update preferences now for AlertVU

All Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff should log in to AlertVU to make sure their contact information is complete and up-to-date so that they will receive critical information during emergencies.