Tom Wilemon Archive

July 27, 2017

Initiative focuses on empowering young adults with autism

A new Vanderbilt initiative aims to improve the lives of young adults with autism spectrum disorders who often end up socially isolated once they leave school.

By Tom Wilemon
July 20, 2017

Event to make hand surgeries possible for uninsured people

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees are making it possible for uninsured people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and other hand disorders to receive surgical treatment.

By Tom Wilemon
July 20, 2017

Osher Center to study standards for mindfulness training

As mindfulness grows in popularity as a treatment option for conditions ranging from anxiety to chronic pain, experts in integrative medicine at Vanderbilt are doing research to better quantify its effectiveness and setting standards for how it is administered.

By Tom Wilemon
July 7, 2017

Veteran receives rare dual transplant of heart and liver at Vanderbilt

A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard recently received a new heart and liver at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), one of only a handful of hospitals that have performed the dual transplant surgery this year.

By Tom Wilemon
June 22, 2017

Grant money available for telehealth innovations

Grant money is available to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) community in order to support programs that increase ambulatory visits conducted via telemedicine.

By Tom Wilemon
June 22, 2017

Tennessee first state to set up safety ratings for youth sports leagues

A new rating system called Safe Stars will soon allow parents to check and see if youth sports leagues in Tennessee follow state-recommended safety protocols.

By Tom Wilemon
June 1, 2017

Conference to feature national leaders on youth sports safety

People committed to making youth sports safer will meet in Nashville July 13-14 for a biennial event that has become one of the nation’s premier conferences on the topic.
By Tom Wilemon
June 1, 2017

Program offers medical interpretation career training for speakers of dual languages

The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute will launch a medical interpretation training program in August with help from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Interpreter Services.
By Tom Wilemon
May 25, 2017

Research delves into mental states of self-transcendent experiences

Researchers have, for the first time, described the similarity of different self-transcendent experiences — mental states that range from being in love to spiritual enlightenment — along a common continuum and spectrum of intensity.
By Tom Wilemon
May 25, 2017

VUMC achieves ‘Elite-Plus’ stroke status for third consecutive year

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) rapid response in treating stroke patients has received the American Stroke Association’s Honor Roll-Elite Plus recognition for the third consecutive year.
By Tom Wilemon
May 18, 2017

‘Space Stations’ help introduce EpicLeap system

Cheryl Blackwell walked into a room with her reading glasses propped atop her head and was greeted by people wearing wacky antennas adorned with rocket ships and planets.
By Tom Wilemon
May 4, 2017

Protocol shortens hospital stays for back surgery patients

Patients undergoing lower back surgeries had shorter hospital stays and fewer complications after a team at the Vanderbilt Spine Institute identified best practices for perioperative care and implemented them under a standardized protocol.
By Tom Wilemon