A prospective cohort of veterans including those with military toxic exposures, such as burn pits, will be screened annually with low-dose chest CT to detect lung cancer and other disease early.

LSU baseball fan sporting a new set of lungs after VUMC transplant

Gordon’s appointment will expand and enhance training activities offered by Edge for Scholars at Vanderbilt, primarily for early career faculty on National Institutes of Health career development awards.

VUMC has a successful history of property redevelopment with its conversion of a former shopping mall into Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks and the redevelopment of a former grocery into Vanderbilt Health Belle Meade, a now bustling outpatient surgery and multispecialty clinic.

There are several options VUMC employees can use to ensure not only their own safety, but that of their colleagues.

At present, 44 countries, including the European Union, have banned or are phasing out atrazine due to concern for its negative effects on human health.

This year as we recognize Nurses Week, I want to express my gratitude to each of you for the compassionate care you provide every day. The impact you have on our patients and their families — uplifting their lives — is immeasurable.