Voice

March 29, 2024

What happens when musicians lose their hearing? Many find their way to VUMC’s Katie Berg — a scientist, a clinician — and a musician.

Cochlear implants can restore the ability to hear speech, but not music. In the heart of Music City, Katie Berg helps fit cochlear implants tuned specially for the needs of musicians.

By Wayne Wood
March 29, 2024

A gunshot to the head. A long recovery. Then a wedding.

Special Agent Adam Daniels celebrates ongoing recovery after gunshot causes traumatic brain injury; family’s gift will support care of others with similar injuries

By Jill Clendening
March 28, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Jewels and Meatball

March 28, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Roscoe and Paws

March 28, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Wrigley and Tiger

March 26, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Hercules and Monster

March 22, 2024

PACU team celebrates team member Jessica Crowell on World Down Syndrome Day with special T-shirt

“She is such a wonderful human being, and everyone can see that."
By Jessica Pasley
March 22, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Izzy and Otto

March 15, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Ted and Luna

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