Reporter Dec 6 2019 Archive — Page 2 of 2

Smiling woman holds a white sign with a pink heart inside a thought bubble. Text reads “Power Up Positivity” and “DEFINING personalized care.”
December 2, 2019

New VUMC service education focuses on strategies to ‘power up’ positivity

The fourth module of Defining Personalized Care – Elevating Our Culture of Service, focuses on the effect positivity can bring to an individual’s own well-being and to those they serve, including colleagues.

By Jill Clendening
Stylized orange medicine bottle with a white label reading “RECALL,” bordered in pink, on a gray background with pink horizontal stripes.
November 27, 2019

Zantac recalled for carcinogen levels above FDA standards

The popular heartburn drug ranitidine, commonly known as Zantac, was voluntarily recalled due to the contamination of a human carcinogen that could potentially cause cancer. The recall includes oral tablets, capsules, and syrup.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Young woman with tear-streaked cheeks looks through horizontal window blinds, touching her lips with one finger.
November 27, 2019

Study finds ‘frozen’ fear response may underlie PTSD

To explore how fear becomes entrenched, VUMC researchers traveled down the precise neuronal pathways in the brains of mice that trigger fear responses, and which normally extinguish the behaviors once the danger has passed.

By Bill Snyder
Black-and-white halftone headshot of a bald man facing the camera.
November 26, 2019

Noted anesthesiologist Berman mourned

Lawrence Berman, MD, PhD, MS, professor of Anesthesiology, emeritus, died Nov. 18 at 90.

By Vanderbilt Health News
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November 26, 2019

VUMC lands health care digital communications awards

The eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognized the work of Vanderbilt University Medical Center among the nation’s best in health care digital communications.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Nashville Fire Department emergency medical services ambulance marked “MEDIC 79” crossing a city street, with construction barriers and buildings in the background.
November 26, 2019

VUMC, Nashville Fire Department test real-time medical record system to improve handoff of incoming emergency patients

VUMC and the Nashville Fire Department are testing a system to automatically generate patient acuity scores and abbreviated care records of in-transit patient procedures based on computer interpretations of signals from sensors and video cameras.

By Paul Govern