Reporter March 6 2015 Archive
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
January 26, 2015
Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play