Reporter Nov 1 2019

November 5, 2019

Endotoxin shock protector

A novel tool developed by Vanderbilt scientists protects animals from endotoxin shock and can be used for mechanistic analyses of inflammation due to microbial and other insults.

By Bill Snyder
November 4, 2019

How to fake a medical record

Simulated electronic health records could avoid patient privacy risks and help speed discovery.

By Paul Govern
November 1, 2019

New Physician Spotlight: Cathy Eng

Cathy Eng, MD, a national and international leader in gastrointestinal medical oncology, was recruited to VUMC from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 31, 2019

Nashville Predators honor late CEO of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt at Hockey Fights Cancer game

When the Nashville Predators hockey team hits the ice Saturday, Nov. 2, the players will take on an important opponent: childhood cancer.

By Christina Echegaray
October 31, 2019

Acute kidney injury recovery time impacts future risk

Interventions that impact the timing of recovery following acute injury may improve future outcomes for patients.

By Danielle Kopke
Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, who began her career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center more than three decades ago, has been named interim president of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
October 31, 2019

Rush named interim Children’s Hospital president

Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, has been named interim president of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, effective immediately.

By Christina Echegaray
October 31, 2019

Digital study to evaluate how behavior strategies impact sleep in children with autism

VUMC is recruiting nationally for a study on how to improve sleep in children with autism using a behavioral intervention given to parents entirely online, tracked by a digital portal.
By Holly Fletcher
October 31, 2019

Imaging host-pathogen battle for metal

An unprecedented view of bacterial products within infected tissues opens new opportunities to explore infection biology and devise novel therapeutic strategies.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 31, 2019

Workshop creates modified toys for children with physical disabilities

The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences in the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center recently hosted an adapted toy workshop to create a loaner library of toys that are accessible for children with physical disabilities.
By Kelsey Herbers
October 31, 2019

Vanderbilt investigators lead effort to create map of the human kidney

Short of mandating universal diabetes treatment, regular exercise and low-calorie diets, little can be done to stem the rising tide of kidney failure — unless scientists can figure out why exactly the kidney’s filtration units, the glomeruli, stop working.
By Bill Snyder
October 31, 2019

Fight against childhood cancer bolstered by Predators gift

The Nashville Predators hockey team, longtime supporters of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and its programs, presented the hospital with the proceeds raised throughout the year from the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund.
By Christina Echegaray
October 31, 2019

MEGAMicrobe 2019

Children had a field day on Oct. 19 exploring with Vanderbilt scientists the “great big world of tiny microbes” — bacteria, viruses and other germs.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 31, 2019

Rathmell lands award from Lupus Research Alliance

Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD, is a 2019 recipient of the Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award in Lupus and Autoimmunity.
By Tom Wilemon