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Wesley Self, MD, MPH
October 17, 2023

How biostatistics saves lives: the Vanderbilt experience

Biostatisticians at VUMC have played a pivotal role in the redesign of clinical trials that rigorously and rapidly determine the effectiveness of life-saving treatments for acutely ill patients.

By Bill Snyder
October 16, 2023

VUMC scientists record powerful signal in the brain’s white matter

Vanderbilt researchers report that when people who are having their brains scanned by fMRI perform a task, like wiggling their fingers, certain signals increase in white matter throughout the brain, which has long been thought to play a lesser role the more the brain’s more energetic gray matter.

By Bill Snyder
Curled up in a box
October 16, 2023

Initiative seeks to aid youth at risk for suicide

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has joined a national initiative to better identify and care for youth at risk for suicide.

By Jessica Pasley
October 16, 2023

ICU antibiotics may be safe for kidneys

A Vanderbilt study found that two antibiotics thought to cause kidney failure in ICU patients with a severe bacterial infection, especially when combined with another antibiotic, may be safer for the kidneys than previously reported.

By Craig Boerner
October 12, 2023

Prostate cancer survivors symposium set for Nov. 11

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Urology and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center are hosting a symposium for prostate cancer survivors and their families on Saturday, Nov. 11.

By Tom Wilemon
x-ray of stomach
October 12, 2023

Symposium for patients, caregivers and family members offers important information on stomach cancer, Nov. 4

A Vanderbilt symposium on Nov. 4 offers detailed information for patients, caregivers and family members about stomach cancer.

By Tom Wilemon
October 12, 2023

Stevenson named chair of Department of Health Policy

David Stevenson has been named chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Jill Clendening
October 12, 2023

Student researchers at VUMC earn accolades for their report

A research paper co-authored by 23 high school and undergraduate students participating in Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Aspirnaut summer research program has been selected as one of the “Editor’s Picks” by the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
By Bill Snyder
October 12, 2023

More work needed on plans of safe care for infants affected by maternal substance use

Vanderbilt research found that there is variability in practice for infants affected by maternal substance use driven by vague policy, challenges of cross-system collaboration and a lack of general knowledge about substance use disorder.
By Nancy Humphrey
October 10, 2023

Study tracks clinical team engagement with health records by patient race/ethnicity

A review of electronic health record user access logs found that EHRs of adult inpatients from minority racial and ethnic populations on average received lower engagement from health care teams than the records of white adult inpatients.
By Paul Govern
October 10, 2023

Multidisciplinary care crucial in guiding Vanderbilt employee’s bile duct cancer journey

Blane Hollingsworth became the first patient at Vanderbilt to undergo a liver transplant under the protocol for cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer.
By Matt Batcheldor
October 9, 2023

Tennessee State University respiratory care students awarded scholarships from VUMC

By VUMC News and Communications
October 6, 2023

Nine Nashville State surgical technology students awarded scholarships from VUMC

By VUMC News and Communications
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