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January 30, 2013

Long-term effects of prostate therapies tracked

A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 24, 2013

New unit nursing structure stresses leadership, support

A new unit nursing leadership structure, rolling out first at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, gives bedside nurses more support from their leaders.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 24, 2013

MLK Day speaker explores health inequality issues

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day address at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was part statement about progress toward health goals, and part sermon about the need to finish the march to the promised land of health equality.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 24, 2013

External defibrillator jumpstarts patient’s heart

Typically, when a person experiences sudden cardiac arrest while asleep, the chance of survival is poor.

By Kathy Whitney
January 17, 2013

Flu season’s rise highlights crucial role of vaccination

While this year’s flu season appears to be slowing down in some parts of the country, we’re not out of the woods yet, caution officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Bill Snyder
January 17, 2013

Study helps define pancreatic cancer’s cellular origins

Vanderbilt and University of California investigators have discovered the “cell of origin” for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a finding that could lead to early detection methods and new treatments.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 17, 2013

New app takes emergency medicine information mobile

A Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine physician has created an application for smart phones and tablets to help emergency care providers stay on top of the latest research and newest treatment techniques.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 10, 2013

Simulated Mars mission reveals body’s sodium rhythms

Clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze, M.D., and colleagues have discovered that – in contrast to the prevailing dogma – human sodium levels fluctuate rhythmically with 7-day and monthly cycles.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 10, 2013

Study reviews medication adherence interventions

According to a medical literature review published last month in the Annals of Internal Medicine, approximately 50 percent of medications for chronic disease are not taken as prescribed.
By Paul Govern
January 10, 2013

Pancreas Center coordinates care for complex cases

Patients with pancreatic diseases can now access a team of multi-disciplinary specialists with one phone call to the new Vanderbilt Pancreas Center.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 9, 2013

VHVI first in state to implant new ventricular assist device

On Monday, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute became the first heart program in Tennessee to implant the HeartWare ventricular assist system (VAS) as a bridge to transplantation.
By Kathy Whitney
December 20, 2012

2012 a year of milestones, accomplishments at VUMC

By Doug Campbell
December 20, 2012

Son’s kidney donation to his mother the ultimate gift

By Jessica Pasley