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November 11, 2024

Southern Environmental Health Study recruiting participants 

People who sign up can help researchers assess whether environmental factors may be the culprits behind the region’s higher cancer burden.

By Tom Wilemon
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November 11, 2024

VUMC pursues electronic integration with genomic reference labs

Under the old system, genetic counselors would complete paper requisitions, and results would return as PDFs that had to be manually uploaded into patients’ electronic health records.

By Paul Govern
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November 8, 2024

In-clinic reconstruction of skin cancer defects costs less than OR procedures

Researchers analyzed 1,206 patient cases and found that OR reconstruction cases had a higher median baseline cost of $2,308 compared to $987 for clinic procedures.

By Kanchana Devanathan
November 8, 2024

VUMC plays active role in training today’s military medical personnel

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is extensively involved in partnerships with the military that both assist individuals as they transition out of service to be civilian veterans and help active-duty military medical personnel maintain their critical skills needed during deployment.

By Jill Clendening
November 8, 2024

People with schizophrenia show distinct brain activity when faced with conflicting information

Researchers introduce a biomarker to indicate whether someone is struggling with the inflexible thinking associated with the disorder.

By Joseph Caputo
Maddie Wright with her service dog, Quip. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
November 8, 2024

Patient’s experiences bring antimicrobial resistance into sharp focus

But this class of medicines, which includes antibiotics, can cause more harm than good when overused. That overuse can lead to antimicrobial resistance.

By Jessica Pasley
November 8, 2024

Vanderbilt’s Laurie Novak elected fellow of ACMI

Novak is an anthropologist specializing in the cultural intersection of technology with everyday life and work. Her projects currently focus on the implementation of artificial intelligence in medicine.
By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
November 7, 2024

Transplant patient’s indomitable spirit proves inspirational

Bill Jackson received a heart and double lung transplant, an unusual procedure performed only a handful of times each year at VUMC and one that can occur at only the most specialized transplant centers.
By Matt Batcheldor
November 6, 2024

Number of whooping cough cases on rise nationally

While it has been difficult to pinpoint the reason for the rise in cases, waning immunity and vaccine hesitancy may be the likely culprits.
By Jessica Pasley
November 6, 2024

VUMC again receives Best Workplace for Men in Nursing Award

Criteria for the award included recruitment materials featuring men in nursing, evidence demonstrating an increase in the number of men in nursing and evidence of male nurse involvement.
By Matt Batcheldor
November 5, 2024

VUMC has long record of supporting military on Veterans Day — and every day

“Vanderbilt is an extremely welcoming environment for military personnel, and you see that all over campus.”
By Jill Clendening
November 5, 2024

Katrina Brown receives 2024 Magnet Nurse of the Year Award

She has dedicated her career to transforming care for victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
By John Howser
November 4, 2024

Tae Kon Kim receives V Foundation grant for MDS drug research 

Kim and colleagues will study whether this protein hinders the ability of the immune system to fight MDS and whether it can be blocked to treat MDS.
By Tom Wilemon
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