Reporter March 13 2015 Archive — Page 1 of 2
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March 12, 2015
VICC set to host preview of PBS cancer documentary
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, along with Nashville Public Television (NPT), the American Cancer Society and Gilda’s Club Nashville, will sponsor a special community event to preview an upcoming PBS television documentary on cancer. -
March 12, 2015
Photo: Anniversary celebration
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is celebrating 50 years of transforming the lives of people with disabilities through discovery, service and training. -
March 12, 2015
New simulation app enhances resuscitation skills training
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s resuscitation program is taking advantage of software technology to help teach lifesaving skills to health care providers who work in critical care. -
March 12, 2015
Laser technology offers new option to treat epilepsy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently debuted a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for epilepsy. -
March 12, 2015
Teamwork, technology help keep Stroke Center on top
For nearly a decade, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been at the forefront of stroke treatment using endovascular neuro-interventional techniques. Similar to procedures done for a heart attack, interventional stroke treatment employs suction and retrievers to remove blood clots. -
March 12, 2015
Gene mutations may predict melanoma response to immunotherapies
Melanoma patients whose tumors test positive for mutations in the NRAS gene were more likely to benefit from new immunotherapy drugs, according to a new study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators. -
March 10, 2015
Symposium on impact of ‘omics on medicine set for March 23
Vanderbilt and the Waters Centers of Innovation Program are sponsoring a free symposium titled "Integrated 'Omics in Translational Medicine" on March 23. It is open to all scientists interested in the subject.