Department of Medicine Archive — Page 73 of 127

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December 3, 2020

Implementation research focus of symposium hosted by VUMC

One hundred ten participants from around the country attended a three-day virtual symposium hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center last month that explored how Implementation Research in the Learning Healthcare System can improve the quality and delivery of health care.

By Bill Snyder
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December 3, 2020

Six Vanderbilt faculty elected as 2020 fellows of the AAAS

Six Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected 2020 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

By Marissa Shapiro
Portrait of Andreana Holowatyj wearing glasses and a gray floral blouse indoors.
November 23, 2020

Hot spots identified for colorectal cancer mortality rates among young women

Women diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer have a greater risk of dying from the disease depending upon their county of residence, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology.

By Tom Wilemon
Three researchers stand side by side in a hospital corridor; the caption identifies them, from left, as Jonathan Kropski, MD, Jennifer Sucre, MD, and Bryce Schuler, MD, PhD.
November 18, 2020

Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children? Vanderbilt University Medical Center study offers an answer 

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children. 

By Bill Snyder
Seven masked adults pose during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, holding a large blue ribbon and scissors in front of a sign reading “Vanderbilt Lung Institute One Hundred Oaks.”
November 18, 2020

Collaborative Vanderbilt Lung Institute launches

By Matt Batcheldor
Portrait of Cathy Eng, MD, wearing a white medical coat over a pink patterned blouse.
November 18, 2020

New drug for metastatic colorectal cancer enters phase 3 trial

A new therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer that has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

By Tom Wilemon