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May 15, 2024
Ely’s rehabilitation research honored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, has received the Paul B. Magnuson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research and Development from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). -
May 15, 2024
Symposium highlights implementation research in learning health systems
On May 14, two groups at Vanderbilt University Medical Center — the Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research and the Center for Learning Healthcare — together hosted the Vanderbilt Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System. -
May 15, 2024
Treatment-resistant depression linked to body mass index: study
Genetic factors are a small but significant contributor to severe depression that does not respond to standard therapy, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital. -
May 15, 2024
New online repository offers physicians quick guidance on care of rare disease patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has collaborated with Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., to develop the Rare Disease Clinical Activity Protocol Program, or RareCAP, a growing online repository of clinical protocols designed to offer quick, practical guidance on the care of patients with rare diseases. -
May 15, 2024
Alex Diamond to chair national high school sports medicine advisory committee
Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, was recently named the chair of the National Federation of State High School (NFHS) Associations Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. -
May 15, 2024
Event honors donors’ ongoing support, generosity
Members of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Canby Robinson Society recently joined CEO and President Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, and his wife, Melinda, at Cheekwood Botanic Hall for the Spring Donor Celebration, an annual event honoring donors for their loyal support. -
May 14, 2024
Breast cancer risk variants identified for women of African ancestry
A study led by researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center sheds light on some of the genetic variants that make breast cancer more deadly for women of African ancestry and significantly reduces the disparity in knowledge for assessing their genomic risk factors.