Reporter Jan 19 2018

Jeff Balser
January 18, 2018

State of Medical Center Address set for Feb. 14

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will deliver the 2018 State of the Medical Center Address, from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Langford Auditorium.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 18, 2018

Grant bolsters peripheral artery disease research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) recently secured its third American Heart Association (AHA) Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) award to address the challenges of limb problems in peripheral artery disease (PAD).

By Jessica Pasley
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January 18, 2018

Study finds higher death rates in poor neighborhoods

Living in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood is likely to lead to death at an earlier age, especially among African-Americans, new research shows. The death rate is even more pronounced among disadvantaged individuals with unhealthy lifestyle habits.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 18, 2018

Paslay pays a visit

Singer Eric Paslay visited with patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 18, 2018

Investigators eye new target for treating movement disorders

Blocking a nerve-cell receptor in part of the brain that coordinates movement could improve the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, dyskinesia and other movement disorders, researchers at Vanderbilt University have reported.

By Bill Snyder
January 18, 2018

Mathis named chief compliance officer for UW Medicine in Seattle

James Mathis, JD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Chief Compliance Officer, has accepted a new position as Chief Compliance Officer for UW Medicine, the academic health system of the University of Washington in Seattle. Mathis will depart VUMC on Jan. 22.

By John Howser
January 18, 2018

Team to develop suicide risk model for military

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and Florida State University have received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Military Suicide Research Consortium to develop and evaluate tools to help U.S. Navy primary care teams detect and manage suicide risk.
By Paul Govern
January 18, 2018

VICC, Tempus launch new data initiative to help cancer patients

Tempus, a technology company focused on helping doctors personalize cancer care by collecting and analyzing large volumes of molecular and clinical data, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) have announced a new collaboration to improve outcomes for cancer patients.
By Doug Campbell
January 18, 2018

Lewis’ Discovery Lecture

Clinical trials expert Roger Lewis, MD, PhD, right, poses with Vanderbilt’s Yu Shyr, MD, following his recent Discovery Lecture. Lewis is chair of Emergency Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 18, 2018

New nerve stimulation treatment helps ease sleep apnea

Jessica Wilson struggled for a year with the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask that she used to treat her obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Despite her best intentions, wearing the mask that delivers oxygen and prevents airway obstruction didn’t work for her.
By Matt Batcheldor
January 16, 2018

VUMC researchers find a way to ‘starve’ cancer

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to starve a tumor and stop its growth with a newly discovered small compound that blocks uptake of the vital nutrient glutamine.
By Bill Snyder
January 15, 2018

Vanderbilt leads study investigating impact of theatre on youth with autism

By VUMC News and Communications