Department of Medicine Archives

VUMC accredited for primary ciliary dyskinesia care

Mar. 23, 2023—Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named a fully accredited adult PCD (primary ciliary dyskinesia) Foundation Clinical and Research Center site.

Saunders receives diabetes research innovation award

Mar. 23, 2023—Vanderbilt's Diane Saunders, PhD, has been selected as a 2023 recipient of an Innovation Award by the Network of Pancreatic Donors with Diabetes.

Research by Mingjian Shi, PhD, left, Jonathan Mosley, MD, PhD, Kerry Schaffer, MD, MSCI, and colleagues found that polygenic risk score does not improve prediction of aggressive prostate cancer.

Study evaluates polygenic risk score for prostate cancer risk prediction

Mar. 16, 2023—A Vanderbilt study found that prostate cancer polygenic risk score has limited utility for enhancing prostate cancer screening.

Eng stresses need for clinical trial support at cancer forum

Mar. 16, 2023—Vanderbilt's Cathy Eng, MD, stressed the need for more patient participation and better funding for clinical trials to improve colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes during the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.

Study finds RSV may evade vaccines via rapid mutation

Mar. 9, 2023—A Vanderbilt study concluded that RSV’s ability to mutate rapidly to escape detection by the body’s immune system makes it more challenging to design and develop vaccines that can stop it from spreading.

Cell-free hemoglobin in pulmonary hypertension

Mar. 6, 2023—Cell-free hemoglobin generated by the lungs may be a therapeutic target for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, Vanderbilt researchers found.

Sex-specific regulation of kidney signals

Mar. 2, 2023—Links between estrogen signaling and sodium excretion by the kidney could help explain a reduced risk of hypertension in females versus males.

VUMC joins group to accelerate implementation of research findings to improve patient outcomes

Mar. 2, 2023—Vanderbilt University Medical Center is part of a select group of health systems nationwide brought together to accelerate the implementation of medical research results that will improve patient outcomes.

Global study tracks brain infection in people with HIV

Mar. 2, 2023—A Vanderbilt study is shedding new light on the incidence and mortality of cryptococcal meningitis among people with HIV

Eng invited to White House Cancer Moonshot forum

Mar. 2, 2023—Vanderbilt's Cathy Eng, MD, has been invited to participate in the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.

2022 another strong year for Vanderbilt Transplant Center

Feb. 23, 2023— by Matt Batcheldor The Vanderbilt Transplant Center has emerged over the past five years as an international leader in solid organ transplantation. In calendar year 2022 alone, 625 life-saving heart, liver, kidney, lung and pancreas transplants were performed. Among the fastest-growing programs has been Vanderbilt’s heart transplant program, which performed a combined total of...

Study sheds new light on hormone therapy as menopause treatment

Feb. 23, 2023—Vanderbilt research shows that hormone replacement therapy can be safely administered depending on the method used and the patient’s age, time since menopause, and risk of cardiovascular disease.