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October 28, 2021

VICC’s Mayer departing to take new role with AstraZeneca

Ingrid Mayer, MD, MSCI, is departing Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a new role as an executive with AstraZeneca.

By Tom Wilemon
October 28, 2021

Nashville Heart Walk set for Nov. 6 at TSU

Vanderbilt is proud to again serve as the presenting sponsor for the Greater Nashville Heart Walk, set for Nov. 6 on the campus of Tennessee State University.

By VUMC News and Communications
Alison Elliott, PharmD, a pharmacist at the Medical Center East Pharmacy, sits at the designated service window where patients will pick up prescriptions after hours. The Medical Center East pharmacy has extended its hours to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
October 27, 2021

MCE pharmacy now provides 24-hour, seven-day service

By Jill Clendening
Angela Malik, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ, monitors the IT transition in the emergency department of Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital.
October 27, 2021

Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital completes successful transition to new IT systems

By Fehintola Olumide
October 25, 2021

VUMC receives 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has achieved the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired Certified Acute Level 8, receiving the Quality Award. 

By Madison Agee
October 25, 2021

Jackson, Winkfield selected among ‘Women to Watch’ in health care

Gretchen Purcell Jackson, MD, PhD, and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, are honored among top health care leaders in the 2021 “Women to Watch” by Nashville Medical News.

By Holly Fletcher
October 21, 2021

Study links genetic variants, protein expression and human diseases

An international research team has developed a new resource that connects genetic variants and protein expression, which is expected to speed the identification of genes that cause disease — and point to novel treatment strategies.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 21, 2021

New robot enhances accuracy of head, neck cancer surgeries

By Emily Stembridge
October 21, 2021

Clinics created to treat children with genetic disorders

Vanderbilt has established clinics for children with adrenoleukodystrophy and other genetic disorders that are found on newborn screening, including Fabry disease, Krabbe disease and others.
By Nancy Humphrey
October 21, 2021

Initiative helps patients with communication disorders

Vanderbilt's Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is working to educate clinicians about augmentative and alternative communication methods for patients with communication disorders.
By Emily Stembridge
October 21, 2021

Study explores impact of COVID-19 on children

By Jessica Pasley
October 21, 2021

Study to evaluate how environment impacts cancer risk

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is leading an ambitious project to assess the impact of environmental exposures on cancer risk for people living in Southern states.
By Tom Wilemon
October 21, 2021

Doctors seeing increase in young females with tics, verbal outbursts similar to Tourette syndrome

An international phenomenon of involuntary movements and vocalizations in adolescent girls is now believed to be a functional movement disorder, and while the causes are unclear, TikTok and other social medial platforms may be important contributors.
By Jessica Pasley
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