Tom Wilemon Archive — Page 30 of 40
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August 6, 2018
Vanderbilt Bone and Joint Franklin expands staff, adds pediatric services
Vanderbilt Bone and Joint Franklin has expanded its staff with 20 new providers and added pediatric services. -
August 2, 2018
New surgery for heart pump implants helps reduce hospital stays
Artel Thorpe Sr. of Jackson, Tennessee, recently became the first person in the United States to undergo a new, less invasive surgical technique for implanting a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) heart pump since it was granted Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval on July 11. -
July 26, 2018
VUMC’s membership in NIH NeuroNEXT network renewed
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s membership in NeuroNEXT, a research network that helps streamline Phase 2 clinical trials for brain disorders. -
July 26, 2018
Volunteer event again makes hand surgeries possible for uninsured
About three dozen Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees will spend a Saturday volunteering their time so uninsured people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and other hand disorders can receive surgical treatment. -
July 12, 2018
Study seeks to devise tools to evaluate changes in bone quality
Sometimes it makes sense to put the cart in front of the horse. -
June 29, 2018
DBS treatment may slow tremor progression in early-stage Parkinson’s patients
June 29, 2018 - Analysis of data from a clinical trial conducted at Vanderbilt suggests that deep brain stimulation (DBS) administered to patients with very early-stage Parkinson’s disease slowed the progression of rest tremor. The study, published June 29 in Neurology, is significant because it is the first evidence of a treatment that may possibly delay the progression of one of the cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease.