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March 5, 2015

Vanderbilt team first to blend high-end imaging techniques

Vanderbilt University researchers have achieved the first “image fusion” of mass spectrometry and microscopy — a technical tour de force that could, among other things, dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

By Bill Snyder
March 5, 2015

Grant to boost head and neck lymphedema research

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to establish a valid, clinically useful measurement battery for head and neck lymphedema and fibrosis (LEF).

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Moses, Shyr named to Institute of Medicine cancer therapies panel

Two Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) leaders have been named to a panel of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to help shape national policies on the use of biomarkers for targeted cancer therapies.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Medical coding system upgrade nearing rollout

To get a sense of how big a change it will be when a new medical coding and reporting system goes into effect later this year, consider this: The current system contains more than 14,000 codes for unique medical diagnoses. The new one has more than 68,000.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Academic Pediatric Association honors VUMC’s Ruiz

Rachel Ruiz, M.D., a second-year resident in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named an Academic Pediatric Association (APA) New Century Scholar.

By Christina Echegaray
March 5, 2015

VUSN’s Schorn to be honored at Shade Tree Benefit Dinner

Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, senior associate dean for Academics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, will be honored at this year’s Shade Tree Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Wednesday, March 25.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Photo: Culture’s impact on health

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, M.D., MPH, spoke at Vanderbilt recently on the impact on health outcomes of acculturation — the adoption of the cultural traits of another group.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Tennessee Ambulance Service Association honors Pierce

The Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA) has named Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Vernon Carl Pierce the Jimmy Studdard EMT of the Year.
By Jerry Jones
March 5, 2015

Study reveals salt’s role in infection control

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and in Germany have found that sodium — salt — accumulates in the skin and tissue in humans and mice to help control infection.
By Bill Snyder
March 5, 2015

Zanic’s journey to the lab followed winding path

It’s roughly 5,000 miles from Croatia to Tennessee as the crow flies.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Kenyan team trains in health care simulation at VUMC

A team of Kenyan medical and technology professionals is spending February and March at Vanderbilt to learn how to train health care providers in their country through the use of simulation technology and to receive guidance on establishing the first medical simulation lab in sub-Saharan Africa.
By Jill Clendening
March 3, 2015

Study shows poor heart function could be major Alzheimer’s disease risk

A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 2, 2015

VU study finds peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases

If you’re looking for a simple way to lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, consider going nuts.
By Kathy Whitney
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