Reporter Dec 10 2021 Archive — Page 2 of 2

Low-angle view between brick hospital buildings with a hanging sign reading “Vanderbilt University Hospital.”
December 7, 2021

Vanderbilt University Hospital named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by the Leapfrog Group

Vanderbilt University Hospital has been named a Top Teaching Hospital by the Leapfrog Group, a large coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health coverage that works to encourage health care safety, quality and affordability.

By Doug Campbell
Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, and her colleagues are studying a new way to determine whether antibiotics will be effective against certain bacterial infections.
December 7, 2021

VUMC awarded CDC funding to combat antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases

Vanderbilt has partnered with the CDC to combat the crisis of antimicrobial resistance and other healthcare threats through a newly created Global Action in Healthcare Network (GAIHN).

By Jessica Pasley
VUMC NEWS logo in white lettering inside a cyan and yellow outlined square on a blue gradient background.
December 6, 2021

Potential Rett syndrome drug shows promising results in phase 3 trial

A potential first-of-its-kind drug to treat the symptoms of Rett syndrome received positive top-line results from a phase 3 trial led by investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center to evaluate efficacy and safety.

By Craig Boerner
Portrait of an older man wearing glasses, a white lab coat, and a blue collared shirt against a brown background.
December 6, 2021

VUMC mourns loss of pediatric immunology expert Lawton

Alexander R. “Sandy” Lawton III, MD, emeritus professor of Pediatrics, died earlier this fall at 82.

By Rachel Vitolo