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February 13, 2024

Snapshot: Weeklong festivities celebrate 20 years of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By Christina Echegaray
February 12, 2024

VISTA grant to fund hospital-based research training in heart, lung, blood, sleep disorders

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a federal grant to establish a first-of-its-kind training program in patient-oriented and health systems research focused on acute heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders in the hospital setting.

By Bill Snyder
February 12, 2024

Technical glitches are no match for Trisha James’s grant submission skills.

Strong work ethic, dedication to customer service, compassion and commitment to teamwork earn James a VUMC Credo Award.

By Kathy Whitney
February 9, 2024

Cerner system downtime required for lab relocation; will affect specimen collection and test processing during window

February 8, 2024

Plaque placed in Courtyard Café in honor of late employee Felicia Dillard

By Kylie Avery
February 8, 2024

New algorithms show promise for predicting bipolar disorder risk

In a new study across three major U.S. health care systems, researchers developed and tested algorithms to predict who will develop bipolar disorder.

By Paul Govern
February 8, 2024

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrates 20 years of service

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is celebrating 20 years as Middle Tennessee’s first full-service children’s hospital and is commemorating its mission of caring for children and their families.
By Christina Echegaray
February 7, 2024

Julia Morris to step down from VUMC Legal Affairs role, move to part-time status

Julia Morris, JD, BSN, MSN, managing counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be stepping down from her role and moving to part-time status with VUMC in June.
By Kathy Whitney
February 7, 2024

Vanderbilt nanodrug may be a paradigm shift for cancer

A multidisciplinary research team at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discovered a new way to kill a tumor by disrupting its acidic “microenvironment” without harming normal tissue.
By Bill Snyder
February 7, 2024

Teamwork key to treating boy’s severe head injuries following golf cart accident

Collaboration between teams at Vanderbilt was critical in saving a 2-year-old boy who suffered severe and complex injuries to his head after it was accidantly struck by a golf cart.
By Nancy Humphrey
February 7, 2024

VUMC study finds molecular switch key to repair of kidney damage

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified Rac1, a molecular switch that regulates the actin cytoskeleton of epithelial cells in the collecting ducts, as a driver of post-obstructive kidney repair.
By Bill Snyder
February 7, 2024

Education, bullying, mental health, school gun violence top list of parental concerns for their children: poll

The latest results from an annual poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy again show education and school quality is the leading concern parents have for their children for the third consecutive year.
By Tamarra McElroy and Jake Lowary
February 6, 2024

VUMC Ad featuring Tim McGraw to air during big game this Sunday

A familiar voice will be speaking in an advertisement created by Vanderbilt University Medical Center that is scheduled to run this Sunday during the big game in two 30-second spots
By Craig Boerner
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