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(photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 15, 2026

20 years among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals, and still No. 1 in Tennessee

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt once again earned top honors for the 20th consecutive year from U.S. News & World Report.

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September 14, 2026

How ‘mismatched donors’ are opening new doors for blood cancer patients

The ACCESS trial allowed mismatched, unrelated donors for blood cancer patients who didn’t have a perfect match for a stem cell transplant; the trial enrolled a more varied population of patients.

September 14, 2026

Transplant Nephrology Fellowship program becomes first in nation to earn ACGME accreditation

As demand for kidney transplantation continues to grow nationwide, highly trained transplant nephrologists are essential to meeting the complex needs of patients with end-stage kidney disease.

September 14, 2026

Nominations open for the 2026 School of Medicine Research Staff Awards

The awards honor staff members who provide exemplary support at all levels across the research enterprise.

Bladder cancer patient Patrick Delahoussaye and his wife, Roxanne, with Amy Luckenbaugh, MD, left, and Bree Duncan, BSN, RN, right. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 14, 2026

Surgeons now using ‘pretzels’ to spare bladder for noninvasive bladder cancer patients

The devices contain new chemotherapies that are released over time that only impact the bladder lining without impacting the whole body.

September 14, 2026

40 years, countless lives: Jenny Shelton honored with DAISY lifetime achievement award for extraordinary nursing career

Her husband jokes that she has delivered half of Tullahoma. Sometimes when she’s walking around town, it can seem like it.