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August 13, 2015

VUMC study shifts thinking on how bone fractures heal

New findings show that fibrin, a protein that was thought to play a key role in fracture healing, is not required, shifting understanding of how fractures heal.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 13, 2015

VUMC pulmonary team launches study of rare lung disease

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a research study for a rare disease called Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS), an inherited disorder that causes albinism, decreased visual acuity and susceptibility to bleeding due to platelet dysfunction.

By Craig Boerner
August 6, 2015

Radio show helped spark woman’s decision to donate

Misty Roberts routinely tunes into three Christian radio stations and has a habit of switching from one to another when the chatter begins. But one day last fall she didn’t touch the dial during a segment about the thousands of people waiting for life-saving kidney transplants.

By Jessica Pasley
August 6, 2015

Pinning ceremony celebrates School of Nursing students

Nearly 300 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students were recognized for completing their programs of study during a pinning ceremony held Sunday at the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 4, 2015

Exercise during teen years linked to lowered risk of cancer death later

Women who exercised during their teen years were less likely to die from cancer and all other causes during middle-age and later in life, according to a new study by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2015

Educational journey begins for new medical students

For the 91 members of the 140th class at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the first day of medical school began on July 15.

By Jessica Pasley
July 30, 2015

Singer’s selfless gift benefits lung cancer program

In a town full of amazing singers, Nashville songstress Dawn Sears’ voice was something special.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2015

VUSN video workshop helps teens cope with type 1 diabetes

A group of adolescents gathered at the downtown Nashville Public Library last week for a three-day Digital Storytelling Workshop to learn how to write, edit and produce a video about managing their type 1 diabetes.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2015

Hyundai Hope On Wheels bolsters pediatric cancer fight

Debra Friedman, M.D., director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Pediatric Oncology, has received a $50,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Impact grant recently for her track record in providing excellent patient care to families affected by pediatric cancer and to support a pediatric cancer program aimed at developing innovative therapies.
By Christina Echegaray
July 23, 2015

Study explores protein’s role in inflammation-associated cancer

An antioxidant protein may protect against colon cancer that develops in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting new strategies for reducing colon cancer risk in these patients.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 23, 2015

New freestanding birthing center to make debut Aug. 1

A freestanding birthing center, owned by Raleigh-based Baby+Company and staffed by certified nurse-midwives from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), opens on West End Avenue on Aug. 1.
By Nancy Humphrey
July 23, 2015

Damon Runyon cancer grant boosts Davila’s research

Marco Davila, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine and of Cancer Biology, has received a grant from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation that will provide $450,000 over three years to help fund his research on therapies for several types of blood disorders, including various forms of leukemia and non-Hodgkin (also known as non-Hodgkin’s) lymphoma.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 21, 2015

Vanderbilt University Medical Center again ranked among nation’s elite by U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report has again named Vanderbilt University Medical Center among the premier specialty care providers in the nation as well as the No. 1 hospital in the Metro Nashville area and the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee.
By Doug Campbell
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