Nashville Archive — Page 3 of 4

A woman in glasses and a light-colored jacket speaks into a handheld microphone at a conference table, giving a thumbs-up gesture. A name placard, water bottle, and microphone stand are visible.
August 27, 2015

Symposium sheds light on potential of telemedicine

For patients suffering from a stroke, the key to a positive outcome often hinges on how quickly they can receive a brain-saving medical intervention.

August 27, 2015

Children’s After-Hours Clinic opens in Brentwood

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has opened a fourth after-hours clinic in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Three Nashville Healthiest Employers awards displayed on a shelf: a central 2015 Winner award for 500+ Employees presented to Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, flanked by 2014 and 2013 Winner awards.
August 21, 2015

Vanderbilt named ‘healthiest employer’ for sixth consecutive year

Vanderbilt has been recognized by the “Nashville Business Journal” as the Healthiest Employer of Nashville in the division for organizations with more than 500 employees. The recognition marks the sixth time in the six-year history of the award that Vanderbilt has won.

A young man holds up a smartphone while seated between two LifeFlight crew members in front of a medical helicopter; one crew member holds a Vanderbilt-branded helmet.
August 14, 2015

Siri ‘butt dial’ to 911 brings rescuers to trapped victim

kidney x-ray
August 13, 2015

Million Veteran Program data spurs research in pharmacogenomics of kidney disease

A team of Vanderbilt and Nashville VA researchers, led by Adriana Hung, M.D., MPH, has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to use the Million Veteran Program (MVP) data to conduct diabetes research.

July 30, 2015

Vanderbilt to host conference of leading music cognition researchers

Hundreds of the world’s leading music cognition researchers are coming to Nashville from Saturday, Aug. 1, to Wednesday, Aug. 5, as Vanderbilt plays host to the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.