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January 2, 2018

My Southern Health: 7 strategies for keeping New Year’s resolutions all year long

New year, new you … right? If you’re like about 40 percent of Americans, you’ve made some New Year’s resolutions in your time. But chances are those New Year’s resolutions won’t be as successful as you’d like.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 2, 2018

My Southern Health: 11 winter wellness tips you should follow this season

As we head into the winter months, what we don’t want are the less pleasant things that can come with winter: colds and flu, accidents from slippery sidewalks and roads, and a dreary mental funk.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 2, 2018

My Southern Health: Women and heart disease

Many of us are aware that heart disease is a major problem in America, but how do we begin to address it? Esther S.H. Kim, a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses women, heart disease and how it can be prevented.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 20, 2017

Statement from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

By VUMC News and Communications
December 20, 2017

Achieve your New Year’s resolutions with a wellness coach

Interested in setting a wellness goal? Health Plus provides personal wellness coaching as a benefit for Vanderbilt faculty and staff.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 18, 2017

My Southern Health: The importance of organ donation—a young mother’s story

Ashleigh-Anne Hughes’ inspiring organ donation story, and how her transplant led her to a life of advocacy work.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2017

Nurse saves baby born in back seat of car in Medical Center East parking lot

School of Nursing student Steven Welton will never forget the first baby he delivered. Welton took charge when Elijah Youssef was born unexpectedly in the back seat of the family’s Honda outside Medical Center East last week. Welton is halfway through VUSN’s ASN to MSN program for registered nurses who have associate degrees, but he’d never before delivered a baby nor assisted in a delivery.
By Kathy Whitney
December 12, 2017

Advocate for nurses and Americans 50-plus to give VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture Jan. 9

Alicia Georges, a leading nursing advocate and the national volunteer president-elect of the 38 million-member AARP, will be the first speaker in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s 2018 Dean's Diversity Lecture series.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 8, 2017

My Southern Health: Winter coats are dangerous in car seats

Bulky coats give the false impression your child is snugly strapped in the car seat.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 8, 2017

School of Nursing presents first Divisional Commodore Award

Ryan E. McNew, manager of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Frist Nursing Informatics Center (FNIC) Support, has been named the school’s first Divisional Commodore Award recipient.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2017

Dealing with ulcerative colitis

By Wayne Wood
November 10, 2017

My Southern Health: Four myths and facts about weight-loss surgery

Weight-loss surgery is very effective helping some people lose 50 to 75 percent of excess body weight, producing great control of health conditions and improving quality of life. There are several myths associated with surgery; here they are with the facts.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 10, 2017

My Southern Health: Staying healthy during the holidays

The holidays are fast approaching, which means lots of folks are planning trips to visit family. How do we stay healthy when we have so many family and friends together with so much potential to spread germs?
By VUMC News and Communications
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