Reporter Feb 8 2019

Lisa Bastarache, MS, Josh Denny, MD, MS, and colleagues are helping researchers study associations among de-identified genotype data and electronic health records data. (photo by John Russell)
February 7, 2019

PheWAS Core helps researchers make sense of electronic health record data

Some biomedical researchers may be unsure about routine electronic health record (EHR) data and how useful it ultimately may prove for drawing meaningful, actionable associations that warrant changes to clinical practice and lead to improved clinical outcomes.

By Paul Govern
February 7, 2019

New option could increase minority kidney transplants

People with blood type B who received a kidney transplant of blood type A2 kidneys had similar outcomes to those with blood type B who received blood type B kidneys.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 7, 2019

Device helps heart patients ditch blood thinners

For the first time in 27 years, Jerry Flowers is looking at life without using blood thinners, thanks to a small device that was implanted in his heart in a clinical trial at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI).

By Matt Batcheldor
Lorraine Ware, MD, center, poses with this year’s Medical Scholars Program students: from left, Justin Banerdt, Shilpa Mokshagundam, Nikhil Chavali, Jocelyn Gandelman, Jason Gandelman, Joshua Cockroft, Jennifer Marvin and Yemisi Dina.
February 7, 2019

Symposium shines light on research by medical students

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Medical Scholars Research Symposium was held Feb. 4 and highlighted the work of eight medical students who spent the 2017-2018 academic year immersed in research experiences under the guidance of faculty mentors.

By Kathy Whitney
February 7, 2019

New clinics expand Women’s Health services

To meet the growing demand for specialized and comprehensive women’s care services, Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) has opened three new clinics focusing on peripartum and perineal disorders, infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome.

By Kelsey Herbers
February 7, 2019

March of Dimes chapter honors nine Vanderbilt nurses

Nine nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recently received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 7, 2019

Hispanic Radiothon to be Feb. 14-15

The 2019 Regalando Amor Radiotón — Gifting Love Radiothon — benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 14, and Friday, Feb.15, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
By Jessica Pasley
February 7, 2019

‘A Campaign Against Childhood Cancer’ launched

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt publicly launched a $15 million childhood cancer campaign this week.
By Christina Echegaray
February 7, 2019

Team seeks to reduce access barriers for patients and clinicians

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has stellar health care providers, but if patients can’t get appointments to see those providers in a timely manner, that doesn’t mean much. Fortunately, a Patient Access Services (PAS) team has been working behind the scenes throughout 2018 to knock down barriers to accessing care.
By Jill Clendening
February 7, 2019

Master of Genetic Counseling degree program to begin in fall

Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine is in the process of selecting its first class of students seeking a Master of Genetic Counseling (MGC) degree, one of the fastest growing health professions in the country.
By Nancy Humphrey
February 7, 2019

Counselors guide patients in interpreting genetic tests

Certified genetic counselors (CGCs) are among the first faces that patients see once accepted into Vanderbilt’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) where hopefully they will gain a diagnosis.
By Nancy Humphrey
February 7, 2019

Vanderbilt Prize lecturer Amon driven to solve genetic mysteries

For much of her career, Angelika Amon, PhD, recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, has pursued a mystery with life-or-death consequences.
By Bill Snyder
February 6, 2019

McCoy named chief flight nurse at Humboldt base

Rita McCoy, RN, EMT, a veteran flight nurse from West Tennessee, has been named base manager and chief flight nurse for Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Gibson County base in Humboldt, Tennessee.
By Jerry Jones
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