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The face of Benmun Damul, MPH, tells the story of her joy as she receives her hood as a Master of Public Health graduate from Don Brady, MD, as Amy Fleming, MD, MScHPE, looks on. (photo by Donn Jones)
May 13, 2025

Commencement 2025

Hundreds of Vanderbilt medical, nursing and graduate students took part in last week’s Commencement ceremonies.

Monica Santisteban, PhD
May 13, 2025

Monica Santisteban awarded grant from BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program

Santisteban’s research project will investigate whether the renin angiotensin system plays an important role in the progression of pathology in Alzheimer’s disease.

May 13, 2025

Study reveals sedentary behavior is an independent risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers found that increased sedentary behavior in aging adults was associated with worse cognition and brain shrinkage in areas related to risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.

By Stephanie Bryan
Heidi Hamm, PhD
May 8, 2025

Heidi Hamm, Eric Skaar elected members of the National Academy of Sciences

Hamm and Skaar are among 120 voting members and 30 international members of the NAS whose elections were announced on April 29.

By Bill Snyder
May 8, 2025

Newer preventive options helping reduce RSV-associated hospitalization rates among infants

For decades no effective preventive options existed, and the tools now exist to prevent severe disease.

By Jessica Pasley
Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, talks about VUMC’s ongoing commitment to its core missions during the recent Leadership Assembly. (photo by Donn Jones)
May 8, 2025

With strategic vision, VUMC navigates evolving health care landscape

Through cost savings initiatives that began earlier this year, the Medical Center is positioning itself to thrive despite reductions in research funding from the NIH and changes impacting reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid.

By Holly Fletcher
May 8, 2025

Veterans with depression have increased risk of heart failure: study

The findings give patients and clinicians have another reason to screen for and treat depression in order to prevent potential future heart failure.
By Matt Batcheldor
May 7, 2025

Vanderbilt Health showcases supply chain and professional accountability solutions at Becker’s 15th Annual Meeting 

Teams were able to engage with partners, share best practices and explore future opportunities to support improved outcomes and operational performance across health systems nationwide. 
By Christina Reyes
May 7, 2025

Carrie Deese named among Nashville’s top professional and philanthropic leaders

By Jessica Pasley
May 6, 2025

Donate Life Ceremony celebrates organ donors and their families

In addition to honoring organ donors and their families, the ceremony salutes hospital staff who care for donors and transplant recipients.
By Matt Batcheldor
May 1, 2025

All cancer patients at Vanderbilt-Ingram will have the opportunity to ring the bell 

Seven months after cancer patient Matt Duckworth's death, the bell pealed loudly at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center infusion clinic as a plaque was unveiled in his honor.
By Tom Wilemon
May 1, 2025

Barton Huddleston appointed to State Rehabilitation Council

The mission of the SRC is to advise, evaluate and partner with the public vocational rehabilitation program in support of improving access to employment statewide.
By Matt Batcheldor
May 1, 2025

VoLo Foundation grant supports Southern Environmental Health Study

The grant will allow investigators to recruit additional participants and conduct methylation- and proteomics-based biological aging assays to check for biomarkers of early disease risk.
By Tom Wilemon