Department of Medicine Archive — Page 101 of 120
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March 24, 2016
Singer’s concert honors care received at Cancer Center
A cancer patient’s gratitude toward his Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) physician led to a star-studded concert to benefit the Cancer Center. -
March 23, 2016
Readmission prediction face-off
Using patients’ health records to assess preparedness for hospital discharge is more effective at predicting readmission or death than commonly used questionnaires. -
March 17, 2016
One Million Strong event to raise awareness about colorectal cancer
Thousands of colorectal patients, families and supporters will gather in Nashville April 1 and 2 for the annual One Million Strong event to raise awareness about colorectal cancer. -
March 3, 2016
Melanoma response to immune therapy
Melanoma-specific expression of a certain protein identifies tumors that are more responsive to an immune therapy. -
March 3, 2016
First VICC cancer patient treated with new immunotherapy
For the first time, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators have used a cancer patient’s own re-engineered immune cells to treat a form of blood cancer by stimulating the immune system. -
March 3, 2016
Study finds health literacy efforts ease readmission rates
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston recently collaborated on a study analysis to determine the effect of a tailored, pharmacist-delivered health literacy intervention on unplanned hospital readmission or emergency department visit following discharge. -
February 25, 2016
Grant bolsters rheumatoid arthritis research
C. Michael Stein, MBChB., and his colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received a five-year, $1.35 million award from the Arthritis Foundation to develop new biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis that also may revolutionize treatment.