Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Archive — Page 9 of 12
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September 7, 2017
Labor and Delivery unit set for major renovation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Center for Women’s Health recently announced plans for a $6 million renovation of its Labor and Delivery suites and postpartum rooms. -
August 17, 2017
Center for Women’s Health opens clinic in Smyrna
Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health has expanded its footprint into Rutherford County with a new clinic in Smyrna. -
July 20, 2017
Clinical trial to test Singulair to treat bladder pain syndrome
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is currently enrolling women to participate in a study looking at the drug Montelukast to treat interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). -
June 29, 2017
Renewal House, VUMC team to help opioid-addicted mothers
Renewal House and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have launched an alliance that will expedite treatment and expand the community’s capacity to treat mothers and children most acutely affected by opioid addiction in the mid-state. -
June 13, 2017
VUMC study shows cesarean patients sent home from hospital with more narcotic pain medications than needed
Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid (narcotic) pain medications than needed upon release from the hospital, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows. -
June 7, 2017
Vanderbilt-led study disputes link between uterine fibroids and miscarriage risk
A 10-year study, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D., disrupts conventional wisdom that uterine fibroids cause miscarriages. -
May 4, 2017
New cell model to help test reproductive disease therapies
Kevin Osteen, Ph.D., Pierre Soupart Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology, and his team at the Women’s Reproductive Health Research Center have developed a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip cell model that mimics the endometrial lining of the uterus in an effort to test therapeutic interventions for reproductive diseases.