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February 24, 2020
Reducing postoperative opioids
An opioid-restrictive prescribing protocol reduced the number of postoperative opioid prescriptions and the oral morphine equivalent per prescription. -
February 21, 2020
Eligible physicians can vote in U.S. News “Best Hospitals” survey
Annual voting is now open for U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” for both adult and children's specialties. Survey responses account for approximately one-third of the overall score for each ranked specialty. -
February 20, 2020
Protein interactions and brain function
Roger Colbran and colleagues have discovered new molecular details about the function of an enzyme with a key role in shaping learning and memory. -
February 20, 2020
5 highlights from Leadership Assembly
A focus on bolstering and supporting the people who put the “personal” in personalized care is fueling initiatives around Vanderbilt University Medical Center as leaders look to boost connectivity of an expanding workforce that’s taking on more patients in a rapidly changing environment. -
February 20, 2020
Post-transplant diabetes may be reversible: study
Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM), a common complication of immunosuppressive drugs that are given to prevent transplant rejection, may be reversible and at least partially preventable, researchers at VUMC report. -
February 20, 2020
Gannon to oversee efforts to expand ECMO program to additional units
Whitney Gannon MSN, MS, RN, APRN, has been named to the new position of director of Quality and Education for the Vanderbilt Extracorporeal Life Support Program (ECLS). -
February 20, 2020
Country icon Randy Travis pays a visit
Randy Travis recently paid a visit to Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.