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August 27, 2015

Update from Kevin Johnson about Clinical Systems 2.0

We’ve come a long way since McKesson’s announcement that it was withdrawing support for our Horizon software suite, leading us to launch our CS 2.0 initiative. I pledged to keep you updated as we evaluated our systems and plan for the future.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 27, 2015

Patient engagement efforts crucial to future success 

Through increased support for population health initiatives, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is positioning for a health care economy that rewards long-term relationships with patients through better engagement and emphasizes improving health management for large groups.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 27, 2015

New garden seeks to give children early start on health

Skipping along crushed stone pathways flanked by lush green vegetation, students at John B. Whitsitt Elementary School were eager to show a bevy of guests their new classroom: an 11,000-square-foot garden.

By Christina Echegaray
Depression Severe Nonchronic
August 27, 2015

Depression study seeks to predict treatment response

Treating depressed individuals and figuring out who will and won’t respond to antidepressants is mostly trial and error — much to the frustration of patients and the health care providers who treat them.

By Nancy Humphrey
August 26, 2015

Framework for studying cell responses

Vanderbilt investigators have developed a framework for studying cellular responses that could be used to identify the agents driving a range of biological processes in health and disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 25, 2015

How the cell makes morphine

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how mammals, including humans, produce the painkiller morphine.

By Sanjay Mishra
August 21, 2015

Vanderbilt named ‘healthiest employer’ for sixth consecutive year

Vanderbilt has been recognized by the "Nashville Business Journal" as the Healthiest Employer of Nashville in the division for organizations with more than 500 employees. The recognition marks the sixth time in the six-year history of the award that Vanderbilt has won.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 21, 2015

Brain circuitry in psychosis

Functional magnetic resonance imaging has revealed faulty circuits between the thalamus – a central hub of brain activity – and other brain regions.
By Leigh MacMillan
August 20, 2015

New type of trial shows promise for several cancers

Anti-cancer drugs are typically tested on one type of cancer at a time. But an international consortium of cancer investigators, including Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) researchers, simultaneously tested an existing therapy in patients with several different forms of cancer that all exhibit the same tumor gene mutation.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 20, 2015

Rathmell to lead new Center for Immunobiology

Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D., has been recruited to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to lead a new Center for Immunobiology, a structure supported by the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, the Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC).
By VUMC News and Communications
August 20, 2015

Grants bolster HIV-focused research capacity

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has received two new grants from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build HIV-focused research capacity with key partners in Zambia, Mozambique and Brazil.
By Bill Snyder
August 20, 2015

Vanderhoef to direct Psychiatric Mental Health NP Program

Dawn Vanderhoef, Ph.D., DNP, has been named director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN).
By VUMC News and Communications
August 20, 2015

Photo: Rally for Kids with Cancer

Former Tennessee Titan Eddie George hosted a kickoff party Monday for the upcoming second annual Rally for Kids with Cancer Scavenger Cup in Nashville.
By VUMC News and Communications