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January 17, 2013

Basketball player’s project scores big for young patients

For Gabby Smith, a senior on the Vanderbilt University Women’s basketball team, a box of crayons is more than a carton of colored wax sticks used to scribble on paper.

By Christina Echegaray
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
December 20, 2012

Study examines ACA’s impact on uncompensated care

By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2012

Patients, families at heart of new ‘Promise’ campaign

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is taking its commitment to a patient-centered experience to a new level through the Vanderbilt Patient and Family Promise, a six-point commitment statement being rolled out publicly in February.
By Nancy Humphrey
December 13, 2012

Quality, innovation key to VUMC’s fiscal health: Balser

As medical centers across the country respond to declining revenue streams and a federal budget crisis, focusing on the quality of the patient experience becomes ever more important.
By Paul Govern
December 13, 2012

CDC selects VU to lead national adverse vaccine event reviews

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to lead a consortium of top national experts in vaccine safety in performing timely reviews of adverse vaccine events.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2012

New Neurology residency program director brings global perspective

After a decade of growth in the Department of Neurology’s residency program, Heather Koons, M.D., is stepping into the role of program director and brings a uniquely international perspective.
By VUMC News and Communications
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