myVU Archive — Page 42 of 58

August 13, 2012

VUMC, Cookeville Regional Medical Center announce affiliation agreement

Leaders with Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced an affiliation agreement that formalizes collaborative relationships between the two institutions.

August 6, 2012

Vanderbilt Health Plan engages Cumberland Pediatric IPA to improve care of its pediatric enrollees

August 2, 2012

Camp Hope helps young burn patients on road to recovery

Spirits and self confidence soared as thirty former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered July 25-28 for Camp Hope, a free, annual event for burn survivors ages 6 to 16.

Kennedy Center exterior
July 30, 2012

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center to hold free symposium on fragile X

July 30, 2012

Doctors see rise in tick-borne illnesses and other insect-related infections

microbrain
July 24, 2012

Vanderbilt-led team to develop ‘microbrain’ to improve drug testing

Creating a device out of human cells that simulates brain chemistry is the goal of a $6.4 million grant which is part of major new federal initiative to develop a series of “organs on a chip” designed to improve the drug development process.