Department of Medicine

February 28, 2019

Gene identified that increases risk of antibiotic reaction

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a gene that increases the risk for a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to the commonly prescribed antibiotic vancomycin.

By Bill Snyder
February 28, 2019

Investigators map genomic landscape of very rare cancer

A team of Vanderbilt researchers mapped out the genomic landscape of a metastatic malignant proliferating tricholemmal tumor and identified a targeted treatment for this very rare cancer.

By Tom Wilemon
February 18, 2019

VUMC study finds helping patients breathe during intubation prevents life-threatening complications

Thousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure to insert a breathing tube. Now a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is showing that using bag-mask ventilation, squeezing air from a bag into the mouth for 60 seconds to help patients’ breathing, improves outcomes and could potentially save lives.

By Craig Boerner
Lorraine Ware, MD, center, poses with this year’s Medical Scholars Program students: from left, Justin Banerdt, Shilpa Mokshagundam, Nikhil Chavali, Jocelyn Gandelman, Jason Gandelman, Joshua Cockroft, Jennifer Marvin and Yemisi Dina.
February 7, 2019

Symposium shines light on research by medical students

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Medical Scholars Research Symposium was held Feb. 4 and highlighted the work of eight medical students who spent the 2017-2018 academic year immersed in research experiences under the guidance of faculty mentors.

By Kathy Whitney
January 31, 2019

Grant supports novel imaging initiative to enhance cancer care

A Vanderbilt initiative to develop predictive imaging technologies that clinicians can use to better match patients with personalized care has received National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding.

By Tom Wilemon
January 31, 2019

Study explores genetic risk for suicide attempt

Using data from the UK Biobank and Vanderbilt’s BioVU, a new study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry finds that approximately 4 percent of suicide attempt risk is captured by genotype data.

By Paul Govern
January 31, 2019

Research bolsters thyroid function, atrial fibrillation link

A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has strengthened the link between thyroid function and atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heart rhythm that increases the risk of stroke and other heart-related complications.
By Bill Snyder
January 31, 2019

Cell death pathway implicated in bone marrow failure

Vanderbilt investigators have linked a specific form of programmed cell death to myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of bone marrow failure.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 24, 2019

New core to support investigations into metabolic disorders

For several years Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have been studying adipose tissue to help unlock the mysteries behind metabolic disorders related to obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other health conditions, and now they have a new resource to support their investigations.
By Jill Clendening
January 24, 2019

Department of Medicine debuts new shared space in Oxford House

The fifth floor of the Oxford House has been remodeled into an innovative shared space for several groups in the Department of Medicine to use on an as-needed basis.
By Wayne Wood
January 17, 2019

Pain relievers a risk for C. diff?

A link between anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and C. diff infection suggests caution against overusing such drugs in patients at high risk for infection.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 17, 2019

Spalluto, Lewis to lead VA lung screening initiative

Lucy Spalluto, MD, assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and Jennifer Lewis, MD, MS, instructor in Medicine, have been selected to co-lead the Veterans Affairs — Partnership to increase Access to Lung Screening (VA-PALS) National Program Evaluation.
January 17, 2019

Research explores link between stem cell transplant, diabetes

About a decade ago, at the beginning of his career in academic medicine, Brian Engelhardt, MD, MSCI, noticed that many of his patients receiving a stem cell transplant for their blood cancer ended up with diabetes.
By VUMC News and Communications
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