Reporter December 2023 Archive — Page 3 of 3

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling bearded man wearing blue-framed glasses, a white shirt, and patterned tie.
December 7, 2023

How to get the biggest “bang” for the research “buck”

Vanderbilt researchers are developing new methods to maximize what can be learned from clinical trials and cohort studies, while maintaining their rigor and reproducibility.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of William Cooper, MD, MPH, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red striped tie.
December 7, 2023

William Cooper named interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics

William Cooper, MD, MPH, has been named Interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He will assume this role Feb. 1, 2024.  

By John Howser
Newborn baby resting in a hospital incubator with monitoring electrodes attached to the chest, while an adult’s hand gently touches the baby’s head.
December 6, 2023

Pasteurization reduces bioactive component of breast milk

Pasteurization of breast milk affects the concentration of osteopontin, a bioactive protein with roles in intestinal, immunological and brain development — suggesting that osteopontin supplementation should be considered when donor milk is provided to preterm infants.

By Leigh MacMillan
Cropped grayscale view of a shirtless young man holding his lower back, with a red glow highlighting the painful area.
December 6, 2023

Study connects patients who visit the ED with acute flare-ups of chronic back pain with remote integrative health coaching program

Vanderbilt will pilot an eight-session remote integrative health coaching program for patients who visit the emergency department with acute flare-ups of chronic low back pain.

By Danny Bonvissuto
Group of healthcare staff posing outdoors, with two people holding signs reading “Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital” and “Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center,” and “You Were Important to Me.”
December 6, 2023

Vanderbilt Health Remembers memorial service honors patients, families, staff

For the fourth year Vanderbilt Health held “Vanderbilt Health Remembers,” a special virtual memorial service to remember patients who have died as well as their families and caregivers.

By Matt Batcheldor
Stylized blue anatomical illustration of two kidneys connected to the central blood vessels.
December 5, 2023

Role of immunity in kidney injury hints at a potential therapy: study

Targeting the cytokine IL-22 could be a new therapeutic approach to prevent kidney injury caused by drugs or toxins, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Bill Snyder