News Releases

Recent and archived press releases with clinical and research news

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Lebanon is located at at 1616 West Main St., Suite 101, in Lebanon, Tennessee.
January 13, 2025

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Lebanon moves to new location 

The Cancer Center relocated from its prior space inside Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital due to patient demand four years after its opening.

By Tom Wilemon
In 2024, more than 500 patients were referred to Vanderbilt for transplant consideration from more than 15 U.S. states, including many patients considered too high risk for transplant at other programs. (photo by John Russell)
January 13, 2025

Vanderbilt Transplant Center sets world record for heart transplants in 2024

Vanderbilt transplanted 36% more hearts in 2024 than 2023. In 2024, 10 of the lifesaving procedures were performed on pediatric patients.

By Matt Batcheldor
(photo by Erin O. Smith)
January 10, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is consulting the people of Middle Tennessee whether to participate in a trauma research study to investigate treatment strategies for injured children who are bleeding to death

The Massive Transfusion in Children-2, or MATIC-2 trial, will compare resuscitation strategies, in addition to all standard care, in injured children with massive bleeding.

By Jessica Pasley
January 9, 2025

Sledding safety tips from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Whizzing along on snow and ice is fun, but be careful: Never pull a sled with a motorized vehicle or on streets and parking lots.

By Jessica Pasley
January 3, 2025

AI tested for alerting clinicians of suicide risk at three VUMC clinics

At neurology clinics the system was used to flag 8% of arriving patients as having relatively high risk for suicide attempt in the next 30 days.

By Paul Govern
January 2, 2025

2025 New Year’s baby Siora Ray arrives only 12 minutes after midnight

First baby at VWCH: Cash Mitchell; first baby at VTHH: Gwennyth Trinity Grace Freeze-Stele.

By Bill Snyder
December 17, 2024

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt again named a Leapfrog Top Hospital

Monroe Carell is one of only eight children’s hospitals in the U.S. and the only one in Tennessee to receive a spot on the Top Hospitals list this year.
By Christina Echegaray
December 11, 2024

Vanderbilt joins national effort to develop alphavirus vaccines

The project aims to design computational “tool kits” that can speed development of multi-virus vaccines targeting some of the greatest infectious threats to human health.
By Bill Snyder and Herschel Pollard
December 10, 2024

Study identifies that higher West African ancestry may contribute to worse breast cancer outcomes 

The study found that West African genetic ancestry was associated with shorter disease-free survival, particularly for women with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer.
By Tom Wilemon
December 6, 2024

VUMC part of team developing advanced life-support tech for battlefield injured

Battlefield medics often have limited resources, time and expertise to provide life-sustaining, emergency care for those critically injured.
By Jill Clendening
December 5, 2024

VUMC to study effect of breathing tube size on breathing, speaking, swallowing

Approximately 1% of the U.S. population — 2 million to 3 million adults — experience critical illness requiring the placement of a breathing tube each year.
By Nancy Humphrey
November 27, 2024

Vanderbilt scientists discover shared genetic foundations between musical rhythm and human language

The study revealed overlapping genetic underpinnings between rhythm-related skills and language-related traits, including dyslexia.
By Danny Bonvissuto
November 26, 2024

VUMC and Philips landmark emissions assessment of a radiology department published in premier industry journal

The analysis found diagnostic services generate the equivalent of nearly 1,100 gas-powered cars annually, or an estimated 4.6kt carbon dioxide equivalent.
By Holly Fletcher
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