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October 23, 2019

New podcast seeks to explain health care system’s many mysteries

Everyone wants to fix the massive and complex U.S. health care system. But the truth is there is no silver bullet that will seamlessly reform the industry that consumes one-fifth the world’s largest economy.

By Jake Lowary
The Clinical Research Center (CRC) was one of 27 clinical areas at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that received a 2019 Excellence in Patient Experience award in recognition of exceptional performance and commitment to service excellence. Shown here, Scott McCarver, MHA, left, and Robin Steaban, MSN, RN, right, present the Clinical Research Center’s award to, from left, Crystal Rice, RN, BSN, Lana Howard, RN, CCRP, and Lamar Bowman, RN, BSN. Not pictured: Deloris Lee, RN, BSN.
October 23, 2019

Awards honor employees’ patient experience efforts

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has recognized 183 clinicians and 27 clinical areas with Excellence in Patient Experience awards in recognition of exceptional performance and commitment to service excellence.

By Jill Clendening
African American woman in pink crossing her hands over her breast
October 22, 2019

Another way to detect lymphedema

Early detection of lymphedema, which occurs in 20% of patients following breast cancer treatment, may improve therapeutic options for patients.

By Sanjay Mishra
October 21, 2019

Completing DNA synthesis

James Dewar and colleagues have identified a role for the enzyme topoisomerase II in reducing replication errors during the final stage of DNA synthesis.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 18, 2019

Vanderbilt University Medical Center mourns loss of Children’s Hospital leader

VUMC mourns loss of Children’s Hospital CEO, Luke Gregory

By John Howser
October 18, 2019

Langevin to headline inaugural Osher lecture series

Dr. Helene Langevin is the inaugural speaker of a new lecture series on Oct. 29, 2019, hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt.

By Holly Fletcher
October 17, 2019

Microscopic spines connect worm neurons

Worm neurons have microscopic “spines” — where nerve-to-nerve communication happens — that share features with mammalian neurons, supporting the use of worms to study spine genetics and biology.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 17, 2019

Less inflammation = better healing

Immune cells that produce an anti-inflammatory factor are enriched in fat tissue around the heart and may be good targets to improve heart attack outcomes.
By Bill Snyder
October 17, 2019

Effort to remove penicillin allergy labels seeing success

A program in the Medical Intensive Care Unit has successfully removed penicillin allergy labels from more than 45 inpatients at high risk to receive antibiotics, but whose penicillin allergies were low risk.
By Nancy Humphrey
October 17, 2019

Peterson, Roden honored for translational medicine efforts

Josh Peterson, MD, MPH, and Dan Roden, MD, are among 10 leaders in clinical pharmacology and translational medicine recognized this week by the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
By Bill Snyder
October 17, 2019

Brown elected Master of the American College of Physicians

Nancy Brown, MD, chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Medicine, was recently elected a Master of the American College of Physicians.
By Doug Campbell
October 17, 2019

Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture to focus on artificial intelligence

By Bill Snyder
October 17, 2019

Orthopaedic organization elects Wright president

By Holly Fletcher