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April 5, 2018

Change positions Department of Urologic Surgery for sustained growth

Beginning July 1, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Urologic Surgery, which is currently housed within the Medical Center’s Section of Surgical Sciences, will become an independent department.

By John Howser
April 5, 2018

VICC to host neurofibromatosis event April 21

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) will host a special event for patients and families affected by neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic disorder that can cause tumors in the nervous system.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 5, 2018

Nashville Biosciences created to leverage wealth of data

Officials with Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Nashville Biosciences, to harness the power of its extensive genomic and bioinformatics resources to advance drug and diagnostics discovery and development.

By Bill Snyder
April 5, 2018

Distinguished visitor

By VUMC News and Communications
April 5, 2018

Nursing education program making a difference in Guyana

VUMC nurses have developed and are administering a bachelor’s degree in emergency nursing program for nurses in the South American country of Guyana, the first of its kind in the region.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 5, 2018

VUMC again named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

For the seventh time, VUMC has been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index 2018.

By Jessica Pasley
April 5, 2018

Patient’s efforts help shine light on plasma cell disorder

Charlotte Haffner, Vanderbilt’s first patient to undergo a heart transplant followed by a stem cell transplant to treat a plasma cell disorder called primary AL amyloidosis, now she dedicates her time to raising awareness about the rare disease.
By Jessica Pasley
April 5, 2018

Report calls for greater awareness of rare cardiac disease

A national effort seeks to raise awareness about an uncommon cause of heart attacks in otherwise healthy, young and middle-aged women.
By Jessica Pasley
April 5, 2018

Study reveals frogs bouncing back in Panama

A new study reports that some Central American frog species are recovering from a deadly fungal epidemic, perhaps because they have better defenses against the pathogen.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 5, 2018

Griffin joins VUMC as Vice President of Patient Access Services

Lisa Griffin has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as Vice President of Patient Access Services.
By Jill Clendening
April 5, 2018

Health information technology expert Tang set for Discovery Lecture

Paul Tang, an expert in health information technology, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 12.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 5, 2018

Lung diseases share molecular signature

Lung diseases of infancy and aging share a molecular signature, pointing to a potential target for treatment and prevention.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 2, 2018

VUMC health records now available on iPhone Health app

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among an initial 39 health systems supporting a new health records feature on the iPhone.
By Paul Govern
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