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June 26, 2024
State of the Department of Medicine address highlights tremendous growth
Department of Medicine clinicians see patients in 19 counties across Middle Tennessee as well as the surrounding region. There were 86,096 outpatient visits for fiscal year 2024, an increase of more than 25,000 visits over fiscal year 2023. -
June 25, 2024
International trial introduces another curative option for sickle cell disease
The therapy, haploidentical bone marrow transplant with thiotepa and posttransplant cyclophosphamide, is as safe and more affordable than the recently FDA-approved myeloablative gene therapy and gene editing treatments. -
June 25, 2024
Connie Orr honored as a Care Partner of the Year
Orr is one of five care partners from across Vanderbilt Health recognized for their exceptional interaction, dedication and positive impact with patients, families and staff. -
June 25, 2024
David Wasserman, groundbreaking researcher into exercise, insulin stimulation and metabolism, dies at 66
A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, his work has important implications for the treatment of diabetes and heart disease. -
June 25, 2024
Gene variant may underlie diabetes disparities: study
The study was the largest ancestry-stratified, genetic estimation of the heritability of diabetic retinopathy conducted to date and included an unprecedented number of individuals of non-Hispanic African ancestry — more than 46,000. -
June 24, 2024
Automated algorithm predicts risk of blood clots in hospitalized patients
This new entry to the field works in the background to provide real-time risk assessments, with no manual inputs from health care providers required. -
June 24, 2024
Grayson Peek named ASHP Fellow for 2024
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is the largest association of pharmacy professionals in the United States.