Department of Medicine Archive — Page 123 of 124

Cholesterol
October 28, 2011

Vanderbilt doctors to screen patients taking statins for genetic risk factors

Vanderbilt University Medical Center doctors announced today they will begin screening patients who take commonly prescribed statin drugs for a rare genetic variation that can increase risks for side effects from these drugs such as muscle aches, kidney damage and even death.

October 21, 2011

Growth factor boosts beta cells

A growth factor may help grow transplantation-quality pancreas cells for treating diabetes.

Operating Room
October 18, 2011

Predicting hospital readmission is risky business: study

Each year millions of Americans return to the hospital within 30 days of their previous discharge. Although many readmissions could be preventable, most statistical models for predicting them “perform poorly,” according to researchers at Vanderbilt and the Oregon Health and Science University and their affiliated VA medical centers.

October 13, 2011

Supplements don’t help lung injury patients

Supplements did not improve outcomes of patients with acute lung injury.

October 7, 2011

Heart protein may be target for colon cancer therapies

A protein critical in heart development may also play a part in colon cancer progression.

September 28, 2011

New group of faculty endowed chairs celebrated

Ten of Vanderbilt’s new endowed chairs were praised as leaders in their fields and on campus during a Sept. 26 ceremony at the Student Life Center.