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December 22, 2022

Button battery safety tips this holiday season

Injury prevention experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge everyone to add one more thing to that ever-growing holiday list of to-dos — button battery safety.

By Jessica Pasley
Ann Walker, Research Assistant III, spins blood samples on a carousel prior to DNA extraction.
December 19, 2022

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s BioVU reaches milestone with biological samples

BioVU, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s biobank, has reached another milestone — deep-freeze storage of more than 300,000 biological samples.

By Bill Snyder
Vials with medication and syringe on blue methacrylate table. Horizontal composition. Top elevated view.
December 16, 2022

Bivalent booster vaccine effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization in older adults

The new bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccines that began being used in September are beneficial in preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalization in persons 65 and over.

By Craig Boerner
Gordon Bernard, MD, is stepping down from his institutional leadership roles next summer to focus on his research interests.
December 16, 2022

VUMC Announces VICTR Leadership Transition

By Bill Snyder
December 15, 2022

Year in Review 2022: Achievements, milestones abounded during the past year

The following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2022.

By Doug Campbell
December 15, 2022

Year in Review: Additions, appointments bolster VUMC’s missions

New leadership appointments during the past year helped strengthen Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s core missions.

By Doug Campbell
December 15, 2022

Year in Review 2022: Medical Center shines on multiple national rankings

During the past year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center placed highly in several national rankings and was honored with numerous awards.
By Doug Campbell
December 15, 2022

Van Driest to lead All of Us pediatric research

Vanderbilt's Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD, has assumed a new post as the first-ever director of pediatrics for the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, which aims to accelerate the prevention and treatment of illness through precision medicine.
By Christina Echegaray
December 15, 2022

Novel therapeutic target identified for chronic kidney disease

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a molecular mechanism that promotes chronic kidney disease following kidney injury.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 15, 2022

Reduced kidney function may cause cardiovascular disease: study

An international team of investigators has found that mild to moderate reduction in kidney function may cause cardiovascular disease, even in people without symptoms of heart disease or diabetes.
By Bill Snyder
December 15, 2022

Dooley honored by Treatment Action Group

Vanderbilt's Kelly Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH, recently received the Research in Action Award from the Treatment Action Group (TAG).
By Paul Govern
December 15, 2022

Shade Tree donations

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students recently set up a donation station on the VUMC Plaza for the medical school’s annual donation drive for the Shade Tree Clinic
By VUMC News and Communications
December 15, 2022

Program supports caregivers of children with mental health emergencies

A pilot program recently launched in the emergency department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is providing resources to caregivers of children with mental health emergencies via text messaging.
By Jessica Pasley
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