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July 17, 2014
Developmental class for babies creates good vibes
Lisa Gracey shares a puppet of an orange bear with 11-month-old son Duke, singing ‘Old MacDonald had a farm,’ encouraging him to be engaged in his music therapy class. He grabs at the soft material and bounces in excitement. -
July 17, 2014
EMR tool improves process of documenting medications
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is rolling out a new electronic tool to facilitate the documentation of every patient’s home medications. Called the Med List Tool, this new part of the electronic medical record is a way for providers of all disciplines to accurately collect, record and communicate the medications a patient takes. -
July 17, 2014
Lifting Lives
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July 10, 2014
AHA grant creates coalition to prevent heart disease, stroke
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of four institutions that are part of a new research network aimed at preventing heart disease and stroke, the two leading causes of death in the world. -
July 10, 2014
Happy anniversary
Current and former LifeFlight employees gathered recently at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center to commemorate 30 years of service to the community. -
July 9, 2014
Study finds ‘hot’ frogs fight off fungal pathogen
Simple heat treatments may give the frog immune system a boost and help it fight off a deadly fungal pathogen, according to a new study published July 10 in the journal Nature. -
July 1, 2014
Vanderbilt selected to participate in Undiagnosed Diseases Network
Armed with a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of six medical centers around the country selected to participate in a network to develop effective approaches for diagnosing hard-to-solve medical cases (undiagnosed diseases).