Department of Medicine
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February 13, 2020
Nashville VA dialysis unit named in Stone’s honor
The Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center has dedicated its dialysis unit to William Stone, MD, a nephrologist and professor of Medicine at VUMC -
February 6, 2020
Team tracks integrin’s role in lung function
Beta-1 integrin, a critical component of epithelial extracellular matrix receptors, is essential for normal lung function in adulthood, researchers at VUMC have discovered. -
February 5, 2020
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers included in ASCO annual report
Two researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) are featured in Clinical Cancer Advances 2020: ASCO’s Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer. -
February 5, 2020
Five things to know about China’s coronavirus outbreak
Vanderbilt infectious diseases specialist Thomas Talbot, MD, MPH, answers questions about the current novel coronavirus outbreak in China. -
February 5, 2020
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center patient first for new cell engineering platform
Rhea Dodd is the first patient treated with an experimental cancer vaccine derived from a completely new cell engineering platform. -
January 28, 2020
Protein levels in urine after acute kidney injury predict future loss of kidney function
High levels of protein in a patient’s urine after acute kidney injury is associated with increased risk of kidney disease progression, Vanderbilt researchers report. -
January 23, 2020
HDL-cholesterol and breast cancer risk
Genetic analyses suggest that high circulating HDL-cholesterol levels may increase breast cancer risk — a surprising finding since increased HDL-cholesterol is thought to be healthy.