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November 23, 2005

Safety experts at VCH present “Trouble in Toyland” report

Just before the peak of the holiday shopping season, U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) has released its 20th annual toy safety report. Experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt want parents to be aware of the potential hazards these toys may pose.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 14, 2005

Youngest Triple-Organ Recipient in Vanderbilt’s History Now Recovering

A 15-year-old Coffee County girl is recovering after becoming the first child to receive a simultaneous heart and double-lung transplant at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Nov. 8.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 2, 2005

FDA Approves First New Therapy In a Decade For Most Lethal Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new therapy in almost a decade for pancreas cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 2, 2005

Vanderbilt Medical Center Seeking Volunteers for New HIV Vaccine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting healthy volunteers for the second phase of testing of a novel HIV vaccine regimen that also is being studied in AIDS-battered countries around the world.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 25, 2005

Two LifeFlight nurses land national awards

Two Vanderbilt LifeFlight nurses have been recognized by their industry peers and been named national flight program director of the year and national flight nurse of the year and were recognized at award ceremonies in Texas held this past week.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 24, 2005

VUSN’s Vine Hill Community Offers VUSN’s Vine Hill Community Clinic Offers Flu Shots and Flu Mist

The Vine Hill Community Clinic, operated by the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s University Community Health Services, is offering flu shots and FluMist to the general public starting Oct. 24.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 17, 2005

VCH expert debunks Halloween myths: Costumes pose more danger than candy tampering

In his 22 years working as a Pediatric Emergency Physician, Tom Abramo, M.D., the new Director of Emergency Medicine for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, has seen lots of bags of X-rayed Halloween candy, and he has seen where the danger of Halloween lies: not in the candy.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 13, 2005

Watkins lecture to feature Howard’s Taylor

Howard University's Robert Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., is returning to Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a guest speaker for the Fourth Annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture on Diversity in Medical Education.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 13, 2005

Watkins lecture to feature Howard‘s Taylor

Howard University‘s Robert Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., is returning to Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a guest speaker for the Fourth Annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture on Diversity in Medical Education.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 12, 2005

VUSN’s Vine Hill Community Clinic Expanding Location and Hours to Meet Patient Demand

The Vine Hill Community Clinic, operated by the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, is doubling its size and extending hours of operation to enhance patient care.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 12, 2005

VUSN‘s Vine Hill Community Clinic Expanding Location and Hours to Meet Patient Demand

The Vine Hill Community Clinic, operated by the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, is doubling its size and extending hours of operation to enhance patient care.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2005

Vanderbilt Breast Center announces new clinic offering patients single-visit care

When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, multiple clinic visits may begin to mount, along with questions that the patient wants answered sooner rather than later.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 3, 2005

Vanderbilt Medical Center reaches out to gay and lesbian community with print, television ads

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will soon launch a series of print and television ads in an effort to reach out to Middle Tennessee's gay and lesbian community.
By VUMC News and Communications
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