Tennessee Archive — Page 1 of 9

Tablet displaying the large letters “ACA,” surrounded by eyeglasses, a stethoscope, and medical syringes.
October 3, 2017

Free luncheon to recruit volunteers to support ACA open enrollment

Come for a box lunch and hear how you can help others sign up for the Affordable Health Care Act.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Four panelists sit at a table before an audience during a discussion about nurses’ involvement in health care policy.
September 2, 2016

Legislators encourage nursing students to share real-life impact of health care issues

Be involved, be personal and be succinct. That’s what two Tennessee lawmakers told doctoral nursing students interested in health care policy.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 18, 2016

Telemedicine usage increasing rapidly for many service lines

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologist Allen Naftilan, M.D., Ph.D., puts a stethoscope to his ears and listens to the heartbeats of patients more than 90 miles away.

By Tom Wilemon
Older man wearing glasses and a checked shirt stands with his arms crossed beside a window with horizontal blinds.
August 18, 2016

Age no barrier for patient’s transplant surgery success

The old adage that age is just a number actually became a lifesaver for 71-year-old Rex Parton.

By Jessica Pasley
lungs
August 18, 2016

Major grant enhances pulmonary fibrosis research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has received an $11 million program project renewal grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the genetics and underlying biological mechanisms that lead to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

By Kathy Whitney
Exterior of a two-story brick building labeled “Vanderbilt Children’s Specialty and After-Hours Clinic,” with landscaped grounds and a partly cloudy sky.
August 8, 2016

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt opens after-hours clinic in Murfreesboro today

By Vanderbilt Health News