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September 3, 2015

Hach shows age not always a barrier to cancer therapy

Phila Hach recently celebrated her 89th birthday and she has had much to celebrate over the years.

By VUMC News and Communications
serene girl lying in a meadow listening to music on headphones
September 3, 2015

New program set to explore effects of music on the mind

Vanderbilt University is seizing the opportunity to become a hub for music research in the heart of Music City.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 2, 2015

Flulapalooza mass vaccination set to take place Oct. 7

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center (VUMC) faculty, staff, students and volunteers will once again have the opportunity to be part of a mass flu vaccination event that four years ago more than doubled the current world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period.

By Nancy Humphrey
September 2, 2015

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt holds construction expansion celebration

By Christina Echegaray
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
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 20, 2015

Study seeks to ease ‘chemobrain’ for cancer patients

Many women who receive chemotherapy for breast cancer report problems with their thinking, memory and attention after treatment.
By Nancy Humphrey
August 20, 2015

New device monitors pulmonary artery pressures

For patients with heart failure, changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressures are an early indication that their condition is worsening, even before they notice symptoms such as shortness of breath or weight gain.
By Kathy Whitney
August 20, 2015

First group of students enters Curriculum 2.0’s final phase

In 2013 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) implemented Curriculum 2.0. Tagged as a system of lifelong learning, the deeply integrated curriculum requires flexibility and teamwork on the part of faculty and allows students opportunities to individualize their training.
By Jessica Pasley
August 14, 2015

Siri ‘butt dial’ to 911 brings rescuers to trapped victim

By VUMC News and Communications
August 13, 2015

Simmons strives to make a difference in children’s lives

Jill Simmons, M.D., encounters medical mysteries that have the makings of a science fiction film or novel.
By Christina Echegaray
August 13, 2015

Protein ‘clumping’ linked to severe form of genetic epilepsy

Researchers at Vanderbilt University for the first time have demonstrated in a mouse model that aggregation, the “clumping together” of abnormal proteins, can contribute to a severe form of genetic epilepsy.
By Bill Snyder
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