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Doyel Cockrill III, a Pearl-Cohn high school student, introduces himself during the VUMC nurses' orientation with Metro Nashvhille Public Schools Health Science Academy held earlier this month.
August 25, 2022

Collaboration brings nursing education to Metro Schools

By Matt Batcheldor
August 25, 2022

A star-filled visit

Country music singer Keith Urban, and wife, actress and producer Nicole Kidman, recently visited with patients inside Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
Volunteers at the Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Outreach Day provided free surgical treatments to 15 uninsured patients.
August 25, 2022

Orthopaedic Outreach Day lends a helping hand

By Nancy Humphrey
Shown here is the research team that discovered monoclonal antibodies that protect against COVID-19 in high-risk individuals.
August 24, 2022

COVID antibody research conducted at VUMC lands national award

A long-acting antibody combination discovered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that protects against COVID-19 in high-risk individuals has received a gold medal in the 2022 R&D 100 awards program announced Aug. 22 by R&D World Magazine.

By Bill Snyder
The study team included, from left, Mohammad Saleem, PhD, Lale Ertuglu, MD, Annet Kirabo, PhD, and Ashley Pitzer, PhD.
August 17, 2022

Researchers discover how salt increases blood pressure

A Vanderbilt research team has discovered that activation of a certain protein complex involved in the inflammatory response in immune cells contributes to salt-sensitive hypertension.

By Leigh MacMillan
An initiative at VUMC is helping patients recover more quickly from major surgery, leave the hospital earlier and have fewer side effects from their pain management.
August 17, 2022

VUMC launches enhanced recovery for total joint replacement

Vanderbilt’s enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program recently expanded to include the 1,400 patients per year who receive total hip replacement or total knee replacement surgery.

By Paul Govern
August 16, 2022

Q&A: Reassurance for parents on mpox risk, spread and symptoms

A pediatric infectious diseases expert answers questions parents might have about the risk of mpox risk to children.
By Jessica Pasley
August 12, 2022

Supporting ‘Team VUMC’: Leadership Assembly Highlights

Growth across both Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the communities it serves spotlights the need to bolster collaboration and communication to efficiently provide care to patients and ensure well-being of the workforce, Medical Center leaders said during streaming of the August 2022 Leadership Assembly.
By Holly Fletcher
August 11, 2022

Couple’s gift helps support immunotherapy research

Luke and Susan Simons have endowed a new directorship that will support research so that more people can benefit from immunotherapies.
By Tom Wilemon
August 11, 2022

Hundreds of Vanderbilt Health physicians named among America’s “Top Doctors”

A new list names hundreds of Vanderbilt Health physicians as being among the nation’s top providers of health care.
By Doug Campbell
August 4, 2022

Clinic helps patients prepare to move beyond prostate cancer

Vanderbilt's REACH for Survivorship Clinic takes a holistic approach to help treat prostate cancer patients.
By Craig Boerner
August 4, 2022

Tri My Best Triathlon

The Tri My Best Triathlon is an adaptive race sponsored by Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt that pairs a child with a disability (ages 5-18) with a peer buddy to complete the race together as a team.
By Jessica Pasley
August 3, 2022

Science career “pipeline” garners national attention

Vanderbilt's Aspirnaut STEM pipeline for diversity and wellness recently celebrated its 15th anniversary with a daylong scientific symposium, followed by a feature on the program broadcast Aug. 2 on NBC Nightly News.
By Bill Snyder
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