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February 19, 2020
Vanderbilt University Medical Center among top 100 proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100 million grant
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today unveiled a grant proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the “Top 100,” in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical societal challenges. -
February 19, 2020
Rounds: A tagline to remember
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February 18, 2020
Barbershops targeted to improve health of black men
Black men with high blood pressure could benefit from a research study beginning this month to check their vitals while they are getting a haircut at a barbershop. -
February 17, 2020
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital receives reaccreditation from Joint Commission
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital has received reaccreditation from the Joint Commission (TJC), an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 22,000 U.S. health care organizations and programs. -
February 14, 2020
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to break ground on Hendersonville multi-specialty clinic
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will soon break ground on a new 31,000-square-foot facility that will offer adult outpatient specialty care, along with limited pediatric specialty care and imaging services to the citizens of Sumner and surrounding counties. -
February 14, 2020
Study finds most Tennessee infants exposed to hepatitis C at birth are not later tested to see if they acquired the virus
A recent study by researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy found that in Tennessee, most infants exposed to hepatitis C virus at the time of birth are not tested later to see if they acquired the virus. -
February 13, 2020
VUMC-led study set to explore risk factors for depression recurrence
VUMC researchers are conducting a five-year multisite trial to explore potential methods for predicting which patients may have a worse course of depression or are most vulnerable to recurrent episodes.