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March 15, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Effie and Augustus

March 14, 2024

Pain medication. Cosmetics. Cleaning supplies. Tennessee Poison Center’s message: lock them away.

TPC’s help hotline —1-800-222-1222 — is staffed by nurses, pharmacists, physicians and board-certified medical toxicologists who are specially trained to assist callers.

By Jessica Pasley
March 12, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Chops and Sassy

March 8, 2024

Scalp cooling allows woman to keep hair during chemotherapy

The Food and Drug Administration first granted marketing approval for the DigniCap system for patients with breast cancer in 2015, then in 2017 the FDA expanded the authorization, making it the first cooling cap cleared for use in cancer patients with solid tumors, such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer and colorectal cancer.

By Tom Wilemon
March 7, 2024

A fierce patient advocate, physical therapist Sarah Moran is a champion for children with disabilities

“Sarah is truly the unsung hero. It is because of her diligence, leadership, communication and dedication that hundreds of children in Tennessee and their families had memorable experiences this summer at triathlons and camps.”

By Nancy Humphrey
March 7, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Marley Mae and Becky

March 6, 2024

Credo Award winner Jay Morrison sees himself as VUMC’s utility baseball player, giving structure, process and support so the whole team wins

“I love a challenge and working on something I know is going to be hard because the value is that much better on the back end."
By Danny Bonvissuto
March 1, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Charlie Arrow and Sebastian

March 1, 2024

Pets of VUMC Collection #7: Great outdoors, part 2

Pets that are outstanding in the field of standing out in a field. Also in trees, yards, in pools, on beaches and by lakes.
February 27, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Bear and Loki

February 27, 2024

Neurology’s Bruce Ayers brings his love of music to the world as the founder of Nashville African American Wind Symphony

My grandmother would say, 'Boy, stop banging on that piano.' And my grandfather would say, 'Let him keep playing, this might turn into something for him.'
By Paul Govern
February 27, 2024

Ballerina dancing again after inspiring recovery from brain tumor

Emily Kneussle, a 20-year-old aspiring professional ballerina, was “born a dancer.” When a tumor in her brain threatened her dreams, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt helped her get back on stage.
By Nancy Humphrey
February 23, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Sweetpea and Paco

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