Ongoing research by Eunyoung Choi, PhD, into how cells transform into abnormal versions of themselves that are the precursors to stomach cancer has received support from the American Association for Cancer Research.

Following an extensive national search, Karen Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive with the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named System Chief Nursing Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Muktar Aliyu, MD, DrPH, MPH, answers questions about the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health.

Vanderbilt's Scott Smith, MD, PhD, has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the human immune response to tick bites and its role in preventing tick-borne illnesses.

The Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network’s Care Management Program provides additional support for patients recovering from a recent hospitalization, trying to better manage a chronic disease or navigating a new or complex medical diagnosis.

Infectious diseases researcher H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Excessive consumption of dietary sodium likely was responsible for up to 30% of cardiovascular disease-related deaths among mostly low-income participants in a large cohort study conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center.