Reporter July 2023

Christine Farmer is thankful to be able to receive her Vanderbilt cardiology care in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
July 18, 2023

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Clinic in Hopkinsville provides option for local care

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Clinic in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in partnership with the Jennie Stuart Medical Center, offers heart patients access to local resources and specialized care in Nashville if needed.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 18, 2023

VUMC receives $7 million award from PCORI to compare breathing tube sedation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $7 million, five-year funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to compare two sedatives used to place breathing tubes in the emergency department or intensive care unit.

By Nancy Humphrey
July 18, 2023

The Alliance for Genomic Discovery announces founding biopharma members: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer and Merck

Illumina Inc., in collaboration with Nashville Biosciences LLC, a leading clinical and genomic data company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have announced the five founding new members of the Alliance for Genomic Discovery.

By VUMC News and Communications
Ann Walker, Research Assistant III, spins blood samples on a carousel prior to DNA extraction.
July 18, 2023

Alliance for Genomic Discovery FAQs

Here are frequently asked questions about Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Alliance for Genomic Discovery.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 17, 2023

Academy for Excellence in Education elects 13 new members

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Academy for Excellence in Education has elected 13 new members for 2023.

By Doug Campbell
July 17, 2023

Alzheimer’s genetic risk tracked across sex, race

A Vanderbilt study of genetic risks for cognitive impairment later in life uses data from 32,426 research participants ages 60 and older to elaborate these risks across sex and across the intersection of sex and race.

By Paul Govern
July 17, 2023

World-first clinical trial to help millions with penicillin allergies

Many low-risk patients with a penicillin allergy were able to have their penicillin allergy label removed through a simple procedure known as “direct oral challenge” as part of a world-first multicenter randomized control trial known as the Penicillin Allergy Clinical Decision Rule (PALACE) study.
By Craig Boerner
July 14, 2023

Hogan named to American Society for Clinical Pathology ‘40 Under Forty’ list

Vanderbilt's Melissa Straub Hogan, MD, has been named to the 2023 American Society for Clinical Pathology 40 Under Forty list.
By Anthony Czelusniak
July 14, 2023

Study uses statistical and population-based methods to understand comorbidities of developmental language disorder

A recent Vanderbilt study is one of the first to use statistical and population-based methods to understand comorbidities associated with developmental language disorder at a population level.
By Danny Bonvissuto
July 13, 2023

Grant renewal strengthens patient-centered outcomes research training program

The federal government has renewed its support of a learning healthcare system (LHS) T32 training program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that prepares investigators to discover, evaluate and implement strategies for improving patient outcomes and, ultimately, the overall health of the community.
By Bill Snyder
July 13, 2023

VIGH, partners get training grant to create vaccine-related research in Peru

In partnership with the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) and the Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional (IIN), the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has received $1.2 million for a five-year training grant funded by the Fogarty International Center to establish the Peru-Vanderbilt Prevention through Vaccination Training program.
By Kristin Centers
July 13, 2023

SENSE Theatre study finds play participation increases social skills in autistic youth

Together with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and ACM Lifting Lives, SENSE Theatre recently presented a two-night performance of the play Circus del Sé, written by Blythe Corbett, PhD, James G. Blakemore Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
By Danny Bonvissuto
July 13, 2023

Panel explores challenges and opportunities for men in nursing

Nurses from throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center came together recently online and in person at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for the Men in Nursing panel discussion.
By Matt Batcheldor
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