VUMC News and Communications

July 11, 2008

Vanderbilt Medical Center makes this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Honor Roll’ of best hospitals

U.S. News & World Report is listing Vanderbilt Medical Center on its "Honor Roll" of hospitals – an honor reserved for a select group of institutions labeled by the magazine as the "best of the best."

By VUMC News and Communications
July 3, 2008

Fireworks at home are a risky way to celebrate July 4

National statistics show 10 percent of firework injuries are sustained by toddlers, and injuries are most likely to occur when children have fireworks without adequate supervision.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 2, 2008

Media Advisory: Guatemalan toddler with large neck tumor prepares for life-changing surgery

Joseline Elizabeth Vasquez Santay will undergo preliminary procedures to help doctors at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\’s Hospital at Vanderbilt determine how to safely remove a neck tumor which is as large as the toddler\’s head.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 1, 2008

Migraine mutations reveal clues to biological basis of disorder

Fifteen percent to 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraines – excruciating headaches often presaged by dramatic sensations, or "auras." By studying a rare, inherited form of migraine, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found clues to the biological basis of the painful, debilitating disorder. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Alfred George Jr., M.D., and colleagues report that genetic mutations linked to this rare form of familial migraine alter the function of sodium channels – protein "tunnels" through brain cell membranes involved in the electrical conduction of nerve impulses.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 30, 2008

New Vanderbilt Autism Clinic provides one-point entry

Vanderbilt University is making it easy for families and professionals to find autism services by introducing the Vanderbilt Autism Clinic – a single helpline staffed by an autism expert who can make referrals for what\’s needed. Vanderbilt recruited Sarah Zombek to serve as family services coordinator. She held a similar position at Massachusetts General Hospital in an autism clinic with a national reputation for family-centered care.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 27, 2008

Nashville Collaborative aimed to help Latino families to launch June 28

The Nashville Collaborative, a partnership between the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation to improve child health, will launch Saturday, June 28.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 26, 2008

Media Advisory: Rally Across America to stop at Children’s Hospital

Rally Across America, a non-profit charity bicycle race which raises money for childhood cancer research, will visit the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt on Friday, June 27.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 17, 2008

$2.4 million NIH grant puts Children’s Hospital researcher at forefront of new direction in HIV research

After recent efforts to develop a vaccine to protect against AIDS proved ineffective, the National Institutes of Health announced a change in research direction; and it\'s one that will involve the lab of James Crowe, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 17, 2008

Improving the business of health care

There\'s more to great health care than medicine. While physicians, nurses and hospital administrators are experts at patient care, they often lack the business skills needed to be effective managers. The new Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care is a one-year degree program designed to arm clinical professionals with the business fundamentals and decision-making skills needed to successfully manage people, programs and processes.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 16, 2008

Early heat wave calls for precautions for children

With temperatures already hitting the mid-90s, it\'s important to keep a close eye on children, especially those who are active outside. "This is the time that we tend to see more heat-induced illnesses because kids are out of school and more active outdoors,"said Rebecca Swan, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 16, 2008

President names Jennifer Pietenpol to National Cancer Advisory Board

President George W. Bush has appointed Jennifer A. Pietenpol, director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Pietenpol, the B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology at Vanderbilt-Ingram, will serve a six-year term through March 9, 2014.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 12, 2008

Celebrations mark opening of Vanderbilt research building, Langford Auditorium

Events from scholarly presentations to a concert will mark three major events at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday, June 17: the dedication the new $110 million Medical Research Building IV; the renovation of L.C. Langford Auditorium; and the unveiling of a sculpture by world-renowned artist Frank Stella.
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