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Three surgeons in blue surgical attire stand beside a large robotic surgery system in an operating room.
October 12, 2017

Team developing imaging upgrade for robotic surgery

Removing part of a kidney with minimally invasive robotic surgery rather than an entire kidney when operating for smaller tumors is often best for patients from a recovery and health standpoint, but many surgeons hesitate to do so because of the complexity of the robotic partial nephrectomy procedure.

Large recruitment brunch in a music venue, with attendees seated at dining tables facing a stage and large presentation screens.
October 12, 2017

Recruitment push helps strengthen nursing workforce

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is succeeding in its efforts to recruit the nation’s best nurses to Middle Tennessee’s only Magnet-designated hospital.

Close-up of a person in a blue striped shirt holding one hand up in a gesture, with the hand in the foreground.
October 12, 2017

New technique measures intricacies of movement, gestures

A Vanderbilt researcher has developed a new technique to measure body movement that can be employed in fields that study gestures.

Person in a red-and-white striped shirt sits beside a calm pond, partially obscured by leafy greenery.
October 11, 2017

Mindfulness experts call for more scientific rigor, less hype

David Vago, Ph.D., is one of the principal authors of a “Mind the Hype” article in Perspectives on Psychological Science that calls for more scientific evaluation, circumspect reporting and uniform treatment standards for mindfulness and meditation.

A child in hockey gear and a protective face mask sits on the knee of Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, who wears a yellow No. 35 jersey, in a colorful children’s hospital room. A costumed character is partly visible at right.
October 5, 2017

Predators’ fund powers fight against childhood cancer

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, Predators executive leaders, executives from Tri Star Energy (Twice Daily) and team mascot Gnash recently presented the proceeds of the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Graphic with a dark red background, the text “Becker’s Hospital Review” above “Hospitals with great heart programs,” and a large black heart behind the lettering.
October 5, 2017

Heart program named among best in nation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been named to the 2017 Becker’s Hospital Review list of the 100 Hospitals With Great Heart Programs.