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The murals honoring nurses are located at Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and The Vanderbilt Clinic.
August 22, 2019

New murals celebrate VUMC nurses

More than 500 nurses working for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Adult Clinics are represented on new murals that were recently installed in two locations.

By Matt Batcheldor
CT technologist Aussie Jookar, RT, left, and Marta Schulman, MD, introduce patient Gracen Langley, 3, to the new state-of-the-art CT machine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
August 22, 2019

New CT scanner eases need for young children to stay still

New CT technology at Children’s Hospital is changing the medical imaging landscape for young children and adolescents.

By Christina Echegaray
August 22, 2019

Discovery may point to better treatments for Type 1 diabetes

Researchers have made a paradigm-shifting discovery that could lead to new treatments, better health and longer life for patients with Type 1 diabetes.

By Bill Snyder
August 22, 2019

Technology upgrades, signal sharing enhance hearing aid capabilities

Vanderbilt’s hearing aid services provide patients with a variety of unique resources.

By Kelsey Herbers
August 21, 2019

VUMC mourns loss of renowned scientist Jane Park

Jane Park, PhD, an active member of the Vanderbilt University faculty for 60 years and widow of pioneering diabetes researcher Charles Rawlinson “Rollo” Park, MD, died Aug. 19 in Nashville. She was 94.

By Bill Snyder
August 21, 2019

E-cigarette use spurs rise in number of teens being treated for respiratory problems

Physicians are seeing what seems to be an increase in the number of teens and young adults being treated for severe respiratory injury after e-cigarette use.

By Jessica Pasley
August 20, 2019

Quitting smoking associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease

A new Vanderbilt study documents the great incentive for current smokers to quit.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 19, 2019

Employees not current with their measles immunization will need to catch up

Effective Dec. 2, 2019, all employees previously grandfathered into measles compliance with a record of only one MMR vaccine will need to have a second vaccine to be considered up to date.
By Wayne Wood
August 15, 2019

Mass shootings: what we can’t control, and what we can

The alarming number of mass shootings around the country is, without a doubt, ratcheting up anxiety as people wonder when our neighbors, our first responders, our teams could be called into action. And worst of all, the fear that we or people we know will be victims.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 15, 2019

6 key takeaways from Leadership Assembly

Team building and efficiency are umbrella priorities over the coming year as leaders focus on strengthening patient flow through existing, and newly opening, inpatient and outpatient facilities and bolstering the spirit of culture, top executives said at the August Leadership Assembly.
By Holly Fletcher
August 15, 2019

Gannon named to new faculty development role

Maureen Gannon, PhD, has been named to the newly created role of Associate Dean for Faculty Development for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
By John Howser
August 15, 2019

Potential second-line melanoma treatment identified

A study led by Anna Vilgelm, MD, PhD, and Ann Richmond, PhD, has identified a possible second-line treatment for melanoma patients.
By Tom Wilemon
August 15, 2019

Protein’s role in inflammation-related cancer studied

Investigators are exploring the molecular mechanisms behind the association of chronic inflammation and colon cancer.
By Tom Wilemon