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May 12, 2016

Thompson’s Discovery Lecture

Craig Thompson, M.D., president and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, spoke about his lab’s research linking metabolism to stem cell maintenance during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 12, 2016

Cancer Center patients make their musical dreams come true

Rob Schieber and Jordan Lawhead each moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music. Songwriter and publisher Kris Bergsnes introduced them knowing they were both cancer survivors.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 12, 2016

VUMC teleneurology network sees growth in partner hospitals

In less than three years, a teleneurology network launched by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has expanded from one partner hospital to nine.

By Tom Wilemon
May 12, 2016

Endowed fellowships help create personal connections

When former Nashvillian Carol O’Hare speaks about a specific group of physicians at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), her voice softens, and she refers to them affectionately as “my fellows.”

By Jill Clendening
May 12, 2016

May the 4th be with you

Popular Star Wars characters visited with patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on May 4, a date known among Star Wars enthusiasts as “May the 4th be with you day.”

By VUMC News and Communications
May 12, 2016

COX-2 blocker could help PTSD

COX-2 inhibitors – used clinically to reduce inflammation and pain – may find new applications for treating PTSD and other stress-related psychiatric disorders like major depression.

By Bill Snyder
May 10, 2016

Rounds: A message from the President and CEO of VUMC

When we made the announcement in late 2014 that Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center would become separate legal and financial entities, there were of course many questions. We’ve done our best to answer those questions, and many more, and to keep everyone informed as we’ve worked to make this reorganization largely a “non-event” for as many of our people as possible.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 10, 2016

Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt sees rise in children ingesting essential oils

The Tennessee Poison Center (TPC) housed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported the number of essential oil exposures doubled between 2011 and 2015 and 80 percent of cases involved children.
By VUMC News and Communications
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