Department of Medicine

April 13, 2022

Best way to place patients on breathing machines studied

Starting on April 4, Vanderbilt providers initiated the “Randomized Trial of Sedative Choice for Intubation” (RSI) study to determine whether ketamine or etomidate is better for preventing low blood pressure, low oxygen levels, serious heart problems, or even death for severely ill patients undergoing intubation.

By Kylie Avery
April 11, 2022

Peptides promote AFib arrhythmia

Peptide oligomers have detrimental metabolic effects and cause pro-arrhythmic electrophysiological changes in heart atria, suggesting they may contribute to atrial fibrillation.

By Leigh MacMillan
x-ray of stomach
April 7, 2022

New prognosis predictor and target for gastric cancer

The protein CGA — a subunit of glycoprotein hormones — is a biomarker that predicts chemoresistance in gastric cancer and could be targeted along with EGFR to restore chemosensitivity.

By Sarah E. Glass
VUMC’s new automated biobanking system can store as many as 10 million biospecimens.
April 6, 2022

Major grant renewal to provide five more years of support for VICTR

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has competed successfully for a third renewal of its Clinical and Translational Science Award by the National Institutes of Health.

By Bill Snyder
April 6, 2022

Schaefer named Adult Solid Organ Transplant Center medical director

Heidi Schaefer, MD, has been named medical director of the Adult Solid Organ Transplant Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 6, 2022

Department of Medicine announces April grand rounds

By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2022

Black patients with cancer face worse COVID outcomes: study

Vanderbilt researchers have found that Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients.
By Tom Wilemon
March 30, 2022

Team helps patients battle post-COVID cognitive issues

Jane Stories is one of many COVID-19 patients still plagued by debilitating symptoms that include achy muscles, anxiety, depression, panic attacks and cognitive impairment.
By Bill Snyder and Nancy Humphrey
March 30, 2022

Horst named medical director for telehealth at VUMC

Sara Horst, MD, MPH, has been named the new medical director for Telehealth Ambulatory Services for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Jill Clendening
March 30, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Rebecca (Ribka) Berhanu

Rebecca Berhanu, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, has joined Vanderbilt's Division of Infectious Diseases as a clinician and researcher.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 29, 2022

There’s no slowing arterial stiffening

Over 10 years, multiple healthy behaviors did not slow the progression of arterial stiffness, a risk factor for coronary artery disease, hypertension, stroke, atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
By Paul Govern
March 28, 2022

Rheumatoid arthritis: special deliveries

Birth outcomes including postpartum infection and blood transfusion were similar in women with and without rheumatoid arthritis, and continued use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologics is recommended to limit steroid exposure.
By Bill Snyder
March 24, 2022

Berlin named interim leader of Hematology and Oncology

Jordan Berlin, MD, has been appointed interim leader of Vanderbilt's Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine.
By Tom Wilemon
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