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March 17, 2022

Psychiatry lecture honors first Black resident physician

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences recently hosted the fourth annual Harold Jordan Diversity and Inclusion lecture, hosted by guest lecturer Robert Sellers, PhD.

By Emily Stembridge
November 1, 2021

Vanderbilt Health DNA podcast garners 2021 ‘Gold’ from Modern Healthcare

The Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action podcast has been selected by Modern Healthcare as an award winner in the 2021 Healthcare Marketing Impact Awards and was named the ‘Gold Podcast Campaign of the Year’ in the provider/insurer category.

By Holly Fletcher
October 7, 2021

Amphibians offer clues to climate change resiliency

By Bill Snyder
August 23, 2021

‘DNA’ podcast Season 2 explores COVID, science and trust in communities

By Holly Fletcher
August 16, 2021

First Listen: Season 2 ‘Vanderbilt Health DNA’ podcast trailer

New episodes of the #ListenDNA podcast series drop every week starting Aug. 23. 

By Holly Fletcher
June 30, 2021

Vanderbilt mourns former Emergency Medicine leader Auerbach

Paul Auerbach, MD, former chief of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died June 23 in Los Altos, California.

By Wayne Wood
May 24, 2021

Therapeutic antibodies for hantavirus

Vanderbilt Vaccine Center researchers have isolated monoclonal antibodies against hantaviruses, an emerging source of human disease with pandemic potential.
By Bill Snyder
October 26, 2020

National Academy of Medicine addresses urgent threats of COVID-19 and climate change at annual meeting

The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are twin calamities that cannot be resolved without global cooperation, consistent communication and leadership and urgent innovation by the scientific community.
By Bill Snyder
February 13, 2020

A friend said, “Want to climb Kilimanjaro?” Soha Patel said, “Sure!”

Months of hard training. Seven days of climbing. Severe oxygen deprivation. But the view was worth it.
By Kelsey Herbers
September 25, 2019

Satcher’s lecture explores public health highs, lows

Violence is perhaps the greatest public health challenge facing American society today, former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, said during a lecture at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine last week.
By Bill Snyder
June 29, 2017

New institute to focus on immune system

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is launching a new institute to coordinate initiatives among the rapidly evolving disciplines of infection biology, immunology and inflammatory diseases.
By Bill Snyder
December 10, 2013

Use water at ‘comfortable’ temperature to wash hands and fight global warming

Vanderbilt University researchers say to take down the water temperature a degree or two when washing your hands to help battle global warming.
By VUMC News and Communications
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