Reporter Nov 14 2014

November 14, 2014

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center Announce Steps to Strengthen Future

By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2014

Transplant Center celebrates 25 years of giving gift of life

The charter that was written in 1989 upon the creation of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) continues to hold true to its mission — to propel and direct organ transplantation, research, medicine, technology, education and the public education of transplantation into the future as the recognized leader and national authority of multi-organ transplantation.

By Jessica Pasley
November 13, 2014

Grant bolsters inguinal hernia repair research

Martin Blakely, M.D., M.S., has been awarded a $3 million federal grant for a multi-center, multi-disciplinary study to examine the safety outcomes of early versus later inguinal hernia repair for premature infants.

By Christina Echegaray
November 13, 2014

Standardized social, behavioral data key to EHR success

In recent years the federal government has used financial incentives and penalties to promote use of electronic health records (EHR), but in these regulations the issue of EHR data interoperability — that is, data standardization — has been left largely unresolved, dimming prospects for data exchange, population health surveillance and systematic improvement across health networks.

By Paul Govern
November 13, 2014

Speaker explores promise of ‘bioelectronic medicine’

Can an implanted electrical device like a cardiac pacemaker effectively treat inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, including cases that have not responded to drug therapy?

By Bill Snyder
November 13, 2014

VUSM students land Sarnoff Foundation awards

Two Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students are among 11 individuals nationwide to receive Sarnoff Foundation Medical Student Research Fellowship awards for 2014-2015.

By Kathy Whitney
November 13, 2014

Photo: Veterans Day visit

Personnel from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, took part in a special Veterans Day Panel at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Tuesday.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2014

THA honors Vanderbilt staff, faculty

Six Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty and staff were honored by the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) at last week’s annual meeting in Nashville.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2014

Physical therapy helps ease vocal muscle imbalances

For singers who suddenly can’t hit their high notes or call center workers who develop pain while speaking, physical therapy may offer new treatment solutions.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 13, 2014

Hanto to lead pediatric liver transplant program

Douglas Hanto, M.D., Ph.D., has his sights on Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. No stranger to building nationally recognized liver transplant programs — he has three under his belt — the new associate director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center aims to work with the departments of Pediatrics and Surgery to develop a comprehensive pediatric liver center at Children’s Hospital.
By Jessica Pasley
November 13, 2014

Flu vaccination plan revised for all VUMC personnel

In an effort to protect both employees and patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from potential harm, the Medical Center is revising its influenza vaccination plan and mandating the influenza vaccine for all VUMC employees.
By Nancy Humphrey
November 10, 2014

Hackers target Vanderbilt users in phishing attack

Last weekend, hackers launched a significant phishing attack against Vanderbilt email users.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 29, 2014

‘White matter’ behaves differently in children with dyslexia

Trans-institutional neuroimaging research at Vanderbilt finds that the brain may be structured differently in children with dyslexia.
By VUMC News and Communications
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