Reporter May 13 2022

May 13, 2022

Suicide prediction method combines AI and face-to-face screening

New Vanderbilt research is pointing to solutions for efficient clinical prediction of suicide attempt or suicidal thinking in adults.

By Paul Govern
May 12, 2022

Leadership Sumner visit

Some 30 members of this year’s Leadership Sumner class visited Vanderbilt Health Hendersonville May 11 for the group’s health and wellness day.

By VUMC News and Communications
From left, Raymond C. Harris, MD, Shirong Cao, MD, PhD, Ming-Zhi Zhang, MD, MSc, and colleagues are studying the role of inflammation in obesity.
May 12, 2022

Study sheds light on the dark side of obesity

Vanderbilt research that promotes the anti-inflammatory pathway in macrophages could also reduce some of the bad side effects of obesity.

By Bill Snyder
May 12, 2022

Fissell receives Medal of Excellence from the American Association of Kidney Patients

Vanderbilt’s William Fissell, MD, recently received the 2022 Medal of Excellence Award in the physician category from the American Association of Kidney Patients.

By Emily Stembridge
May 12, 2022

VUMC-led study finds Moderna COVID vaccine safe and effective for children

By Bill Snyder
Sherita, Care Partner, hold puppy while Nashville Humane Association (NHA) introduces Paws on the Plaza, an event in which the NHA will bring adoptable puppies to the VUMC Plaza. Although this is not an official adoption event, all puppies are available for adoption through NHA following the event. While NHA offers Bark Breaks throughout the Nashville/Middle Tennessee area, we are thrilled to be the first hospital to enter this partnership. Photos by: Susan Urmy
May 11, 2022

Scenes from Paws on the Plaza

On Wednesday, May 11, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Plaza became home to a whole lot of four-legged love. That’s when the Nashville Humane Association, in partnership with VUMC, presented its first “Paws on the Plaza” event, which is set to bring a litter of puppies to the plaza each month from May through October.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 11, 2022

Vanderbilt University Hospital and Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital receive top safety grade from Leapfrog Group

Both Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) and Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital have been recognized as being among the safest hospitals in the nation after receiving a spring 2022 safety grade of “A” from the Leapfrog group.
By Doug Campbell
May 11, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Shailee Shah

Shailee Shah, MD, MS, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as an assistant professor in the Division of Neuroimmunology within the Department of Neurology.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 10, 2022

Davis named section chief of Breast Imaging

Katie Davis, DO, assistant professor of Radiology, has been named section chief of Breast Imaging, a position she has held in an interim capacity since 2021.
By Krystyna Barnard
May 10, 2022

Upperman elected president-elect of the Surgical Infection Society

Vanderbilt's Jeffrey Upperman, MD, surgeon-in-chief of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been elected president-elect of the Surgical Infection Society.
By Christina Echegaray
May 10, 2022

Report lays out solution for pandemic patient privacy

Health information privacy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of Texas at Dallas and IBM have collaborated on a public case reporting framework keyed to the dynamics of pandemics.
By Paul Govern
May 10, 2022

New study illustrates how much it would cost for cancer drugs covered under Medicare Part D

A new study by Vanderbilt researchers highlights how some older Americans diagnosed with cancer can face unlimited out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs under the current structure of the Medicare Part D benefit.
By Jake Lowary
May 10, 2022

Nominations sought for the 2022 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Nominations for the 2022 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar are invited through May 27.
By VUMC News and Communications
1 2