Wayne Wood Archive — Page 98 of 116

Close-up of a brown-and-white dog with floppy ears, a large pinkish-brown nose, and long white whiskers against a dark background.
December 23, 2019

Pets of VUMC: A look back at the best of 2019

A handy, one-stop collection of the winners of the “VUMC Voice” 2019 Pets of VUMC contest.

Lisa Connor, RN, and Rosette Chakkalakal, MD, MSH, stand side by side indoors, smiling at the camera.
December 18, 2019

Telehealth grant boosts diabetes prevention efforts

Vanderbilt’s Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has demonstrated its effectiveness at helping employees lose weight as a means of preventing Type 2 diabetes and has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand the program using telehealth.

By Wayne Wood
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a gray-haired man wearing a white medical coat over blue scrubs, with embroidered text on the coat reading “George Allen, MD, PhD.”
December 11, 2019

Longtime Neurological Surgery chair Allen mourned

George Allen, MD, PhD, an innovative surgeon who served for more than 25 years as chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Vanderbilt, died Dec. 7. He was 77.

By Wayne Wood
Light-colored dog wearing an orange shirt sits in front of a decorated, lit Christmas tree with wrapped presents underneath.
December 4, 2019

Pets of VUMC 2019 — Collection #8: Tidings of comfort and joy, dogs edition

God rest ye merry, canines

Fluffy light-colored cat wearing a red-and-green plaid outfit, sitting in front of a brightly lit Christmas tree with colorful ornaments and a red tree skirt.
December 4, 2019

Pets of VUMC 2019 — Collection #7: Tidings of comfort and joy, cats edition

God rest ye merry, felines

Flat-lay arrangement of winter clothing and footwear: a tan quilted jacket, dark ribbed sweater, blue jeans, striped knit hat, and brown lace-up boots.
November 18, 2019

VUMC Clothes Closet in need of men’s clothes, coats, shoes

Volunteer endeavor provides patients with a warm coat or clothes to wear home from the hospital

By Wayne Wood