Clinical

Study identifies key regulator of melanoma development

Jul 03, 2023 at 06:33 pm by Staff

    by Tom Wilemon   Vanderbilt investigators have revealed the mechanisms by which the chemokine receptor CXCR2, is associated with melanoma tumor formatio.... Read More

Joseph Magliocca named director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center

Jul 03, 2023 at 06:31 pm by Staff

  by Matt Batcheldor Joseph Magliocca, MD, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and surgical director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program..... Read More

Persistent inflammatory state found in half of pediatric sepsis deaths: study

Jul 03, 2023 at 06:25 pm by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan About half of pediatric patients who died of sepsis over the past 20 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center had evidence of an inflammatory state.... Read More

Tennessee Rural Health Care Task Force Releases Recommendations Key priority in the Lee administration’s mission to support rural Tennessee

Jul 03, 2023 at 03:57 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Rural Health Care Task Force, which was formed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to further the administration’s mission to serve rural communities across the.... Read More

VUMC, Oxford team develops ‘blueprint’ to block lethal virus

Jun 26, 2023 at 10:57 am by Staff

  by Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Oxford have determined how a human monoclonal antibody isolated at Vanderbilt.... Read More

Patient Safety Tips for Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jun 25, 2023 at 11:08 pm by Staff

  Pamela Willis, BSN, JD, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company   These strategies can help you reduce risks and keep your patients safe. Test.... Read More

How PTSD Impacts Veterans and Their Families: A Guide on Providing Support the Right Way

Jun 22, 2023 at 01:01 pm by Staff

  By Sara Johnson, CEO — Mission 22   Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can happen to anyone, but since terrifying events trigger this mental health con.... Read More

Team refines protocol for emergency surgical event

Jun 19, 2023 at 04:59 pm by Staff

  by Matt Batcheldor   A multidisciplinary team including more than a dozen nurses, critical care anesthesiologists and cardiac surgeons recently collaborated on.... Read More

Stahlman NICU transitions to new resuscitation unit

Jun 19, 2023 at 03:41 pm by Staff

  by Danny Bonvissuto   The Stahlman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), one of the first modern neonatal intensive care units in the world, cared for its last b.... Read More

Program keeps close watch on high-risk home health patients

Jun 19, 2023 at 03:35 pm by Staff

  by Jill Clendening   When 71-year-old Gladean Robinson learned her blood pressure was much higher than normal during a check-in for a primary care medical appoi.... Read More