Reporter Dec 17 2021

December 17, 2021

Family knows firsthand the critical need for blood donations

Vanderbilt cancer patient Brody Cramer knows all too well how crucial blood donations are. Since he was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year he has needed 23 units of red blood cells and 16 units of platelets.

By Jessica Pasley
December 17, 2021

Silver appointed to national committee assessing human requirements for energy intake and expenditure

Vanderbilt’s Heidi Silver, PhD, RDN, MS, has been appointed to an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to assess the human requirements for energy intake and expenditure.

By Bill Snyder
December 16, 2021

Year in Review 2021: VUMC again lauded in multiple national rankings

Vanderbilt University Medical Center placed highly in several national rankings and was honored with numerous awards during the past year.

By Doug Campbell
December 16, 2021

VUMC prepared to comply with No Surprises Act

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will soon deliver treatment cost estimates to all patients who do not provide insurance information when scheduling services three or more days in advance.

By Paul Govern
December 16, 2021

Game theory points to new DNA data privacy solutions

Vanderbilt research is blazing a trail for the application of game theory to genomic and health data reidentification risk.

By Paul Govern
December 16, 2021

AI used to identify patients at risk for lung cancer

By Matt Batcheldor
December 16, 2021

Ward named Dermatology’s vice chair of Basic Research

Nicole Ward, PhD, has joined Vanderbilt as professor and vice chair of Basic Research in the Department of Dermatology, effective Jan. 15, 2021.
By Paul Govern
December 16, 2021

Ess, Warren, Williams elected to American Pediatric Society

Three Vanderbilt pediatricians have been elected to the American Pediatric Society, one of the nation’s oldest and most renowned academic societies.
By Rachel Vitolo
December 16, 2021

Cardiology Core Lab gains CAP accreditation

Vanderbilt's Cardiology Core Laboratory for Translational and Clinical Research biorepository recently obtained accreditation from the College of American Pathologists
By Matt Batcheldor
December 16, 2021

Holiday Gift Giveaway

Donald Brady, MD, Beverly Conner, MBA, and Champ were among the many volunteers who helped give out thousands of turkeys, tofurkeys and other gifts during last week’s Holiday Gift Giveaway.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 15, 2021

Down syndrome patient celebrates anniversary of novel transplant

Vanderbilt patient Joe Eitl was among the first patients in the country with Down syndrome to undergo a heart and liver transplant.
By Matt Batcheldor
December 15, 2021

Study finds similar success rates with two devices for breathing tube placement

Two devices for placing a breathing tube during critical illness had similar success rates for intubation on the first attempt, according to a study published Dec. 8 in JAMA.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 14, 2021

Study sets framework for precision surveillance of colorectal cancer

Vanderbilt research has revealed some of the mechanisms by which polyps develop into colorectal cancer, setting the framework for improved surveillance for the cancer utilizing precision medicine.
By Tom Wilemon
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