Reporter Oct 7 2016 Archive — Page 2 of 2

A woman and man stand together outdoors in a sunlit field with trees in the background.
October 6, 2016

Couple’s gift spurs pediatric allergy research, training

Kathy Delzell Anderson and her husband, Steve, know firsthand how allergies can affect a person’s overall health and well-being. Kathy is a lifelong allergy sufferer, and the couple’s son, Clint, has seasonal allergies.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Crowd of participants gathered outdoors at a heart walk, many wearing pink shirts and holding red heart-shaped balloons; a person in front wears a blue shirt with an LHA logo.
October 6, 2016

Annual Heart Walk a special event for transplant patient

On Aug. 4, 2014, Mary Thomas of Tullahoma biked 10 miles. Fourteen days later she received a life-saving heart transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

By Jessica Pasley
Faculty and staff walk toward a large white vaccination tent marked “Flulapalooza.”
October 6, 2016

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event takes place Oct. 11

Flulapalooza 6 will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, and will offer staff, students and volunteers free flu shots. The event will take place in a large tent erected between Light Hall and Veteran’s Administration (VA) Hospital from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

By Vanderbilt Health News
October 4, 2016

Annual cancer survivorship celebration slated for Nov. 6

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s 2016 Cancer Survivorship Celebration will be held Sunday, Nov. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. The annual event is being hosted in partnership with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Group of nine adults posing on a stage beside a podium, with palm plants and dark curtains in the background.
September 28, 2016

Celebration honors nine endowed chair recipients

Nine faculty members who hold endowed chairs were honored and donors were thanked during a festive celebration Sept. 26 at the Student Life Center.

By Vanderbilt Health News