Innovation Archive — Page 1 of 9
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June 9, 2026
Study: Lung biopsy cryoprobe increases diagnostic yield over standard forceps
The FROSTBITE-2 trial used the 1.1-millimeter cryoprobe which, unlike the larger probes, is small enough to remove the biopsy specimen through the working channel without having to remove the scope, which increases safety. -
June 5, 2026
Research addresses barriers to success for antibody-based therapies for solid head, neck and pancreatic tumors
A new platform allows visualization of drug-tumor interactions in human solid tumors, providing a tool for measuring drug delivery and signaling. -
June 5, 2026
A first aid kit from Firefly Program for every new mother — with naloxone inside
The Tennessee Department of Health, through the Opioid Abatement Council Community Grant program, recently awarded $1.2M to The Naloxone Project, a nonprofit dedicated to patient-centric care for individuals with opioid use disorder. -
June 2, 2026
Resilient Stage 4 colon cancer patient discovers surgery option close to home
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is “pushing the envelope” with new technologies like histotripsy and new programs like robotic liver surgery and robotic pancreas surgery, serving patients not only from Tennessee, but also parts of Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia. -
May 26, 2026
Photo gallery: French surgeon who pioneered vocal cord repair visits Vanderbilt Health, observes seventh procedure
Jean-Paul Marie, MD, PhD, a physician from France who has spent over two decades honing the selective laryngeal reinnervation, presented at the second annual Robert H. Ossoff Lecture and was a guest in the operating room for Vanderbilt Health’s seventh such surgery. -
May 11, 2026
AI assistant to help VH patients ask better questions of care teams
The new artificial intelligence tool aims to spare Vanderbilt Health patients and clinicians the back-and-forth that can delay answers to patients' electronic health care questions. -
May 5, 2026
Music Cognition Lab investigators receive grant for research on virtual interventions for preterm infants
The funding will expand the lab’s work to improve the development of preterm infants through the therapeutic power of music.