Reporter July 15 2016

July 20, 2016

Breast cancer: finding the smoking gun

A new method developed at Vanderbilt may help “inventory” all tumor-promoting genes.

By Bill Snyder
July 18, 2016

Diabetes drugs may ease addiction

Drugs that are being used clinically to treat obesity and diabetes may also have a role in treating drug abuse.

By Bill Snyder
July 15, 2016

Work together to control diabetes

Parenting behaviors may be an important target for improving outcomes in adolescents with diabetes.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 14, 2016

Initiative set to sharpen VUMC’s strategic focus

With the transition of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) into a new financial and legal entity now complete, Medical Center leaders view this period as an opportunity to sharpen the organization’s strategic focus.

By John Howser
July 14, 2016

New center to focus on turning raw data into ‘actionable’ knowledge

From extensive test results to exam notes to the very latest in medical research, modern health care professionals have become overloaded with data. As a result, it is now a critical mission for academic medical centers to translate this often-raw data into actionable knowledge used to deliver expert patient care, drive efficient clinical operations and promote discovery and education.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 14, 2016

Influx of major NIH grants fuels growth of research enterprise

During the past two weeks, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have brought in a number of new research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that together achieve $137 million in new funding. The funding is a trans-institutional accomplishment of the Schools of Engineering and Medicine and the College of Arts and Science.

By Bill Snyder
July 14, 2016

Vanderbilt Eye Institute Hendersonville

By VUMC News and Communications
July 14, 2016

Churchwell named to new Chief Diversity Officer role

Andre Churchwell, M.D., the Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Chair, professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs, has been named to serve in the newly created role of Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
By John Howser
July 14, 2016

‘Bedside Matters’ series now available online

Bedside Matters, a monthly rounds geared toward helping Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees deal with social and emotional issues in caring for patients and families, has launched a new website with online videos of the sessions, which nurses can now watch to get contact hours.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 14, 2016

VUMC again lauded for innovative technology efforts

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has once again been named among the nation’s “most-wired” hospitals and health systems for its innovative efforts in medical technology.
By Doug Campbell
July 14, 2016

VICC expands cancer care services at Spring Hill clinic

Cancer patients who live near Spring Hill, Tennessee, can now receive care from an experienced medical oncologist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) at Spring Hill instead of traveling to the main campus in Nashville.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 14, 2016

Membrane fats impact drug transporter

New studies of a membrane transporter could explain antibiotic resistance – and lead to novel ways to combat it.
By Bill Snyder
July 12, 2016

Macdonald to step down as chair of Neurology

Robert Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D., Margaret and John Warner Professor of Neurological Education and chair of Neurology since 2001, will be stepping down as chair of the Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt University when his successor is recruited and joins the Vanderbilt faculty.
By Nancy Humphrey
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