VUMC News and Communications
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August 8, 2006
VUMC & The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America are Hosting One of The Nation’s Largest Free Education Events for Individuals Who Suffer From Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) are co-hosting one of the nation's largest educational events for individuals who suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). -
July 28, 2006
Vanderbilt-Reynolds Geriatrics Education Center to train physicians for elderly patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $2 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to create a comprehensive program to help train and educate those who care for elderly patients. -
July 27, 2006
Vanderbilt Offers New Treatment for Age Related Macular Degeneration
Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently began offering a new treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that may improve, and in some cases restore, patients' vision. -
July 26, 2006
Psychiatric expert available to discuss Israel/Hezbollah conflict
Paul Ragan, M.D., associate professor of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, is available for interviews on the Israel/Hezbollah Conflict. He can address a wide range of topics in dealing with psychiatry issues in the military including acute stress disorders that are often rampant throughout a community when hundreds of thousands of people are displaced. -
July 20, 2006
Vanderbilt studying new drug to treat severe ulcerative colitis Recruiting patients for clinical trial
People who suffer from severe ulcerative colitis may find relief from a new drug that is being tested at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
July 17, 2006
Vanderbilt participating in West Nile vaccine trial
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, in collaboration with investigators at Johns Hopkins University, are beginning a Phase I trial to test a new vaccine against the West Nile virus.