VUMC News and Communications
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February 16, 2006
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Researcher Studies Effects of Cancer Treatment among Children of Survivors
Can the high doses of chemotherapy and radiation that young cancer patients receive cause inherited health problems for their children? -
February 9, 2006
Study shows media coverage on flu influences parents to vaccinate their children
Media coverage about influenza and the importance of flu shots influenced parents to vaccinate their children against the influenza virus, according to a study done by researchers and information officers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
February 9, 2006
Vanderbilt Study Validates Important Role of News Media on Public Health
Media coverage about influenza and the importance of flu shots influenced parents to vaccinate their children against the influenza virus, according to a study done by researchers and information officers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
February 8, 2006
Vanderbilt Medical Center nationally designated as primary stroke center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently received national designation as a primary stroke center, only the second such certification awarded in the state. -
February 7, 2006
Vanderbilt University students to dance the night away for a good cause; 14-hour event to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital
With final exams over until the spring, Vanderbilt University students will pull an all-nighter of a different sort on Friday, Feb. 17, when they hit the dance floor from 7 p.m. until 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. -
January 30, 2006
Vanderbilt enrolling heart failure patients in new pacing device study
Vanderbilt is one of 40 centers nationwide to enroll patients in a study to determine the efficacy and safety of a new pacing device for heart failure patients. This is the first time the device, called the Optimizer III, will be implanted in humans.