Patient undergoes novel therapy to treat pancreatic cancer

Feb 20, 2023 at 06:02 pm by Staff

by Tom Wilemon Maudean Armour of Clarksville, Tennessee, is grateful she’s the first patient in Tennessee to undergo intraoperative radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer &.... Read More

Tindle authors NCI guidance on treatment of cancer patients who smoke

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:58 pm by Staff

  by Tom Wilemon The new Tobacco Control Monograph from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has key contributions from Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, the William Anderson Spic.... Read More

Sullivan named Chief Pharmacy Officer

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:54 pm by Staff

  by Danny Bonvissuto Mark Sullivan, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, has been promoted from associate chief pharmacy officer to chief pharmacy officer. His new responsibilities incl.... Read More

Penicillin allergy test recommended for pregnant women

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:51 pm by Staff

by Kylie Avery Pregnant women previously labeled with a penicillin allergy who receive allergy testing are often able to disprove the allergy, which can allow them to receive.... Read More

Surgeons to lead multisite study of procedure to limit blood loss by partially blocking aorta

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:48 pm by Staff

  by Jill Clendening Acute care surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are leading a two-year, multicenter observational study of a minimally invasive techniq.... Read More

Study finds chronically disrupted sleep may increase risk for heart disease

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:46 pm by Staff

by Bill Snyder Sleep irregularity — chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night — may increase the risk for atherosclerosis,.... Read More

Mize named Chief Medical Information Officer

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:41 pm by Staff

  by Madison Agee As the newly named chief medical information officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dara Mize, MD, MS, assumes a critical role for the heal.... Read More

Wilkins appointed to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee for Unequal Treatment Revisited

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:39 pm by Staff

  by Danny Bonvissuto Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Senior Vice President and senior associate dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence and professor of Medicine a.... Read More

Research Network Yields Significant Findings Related to Obesity

Feb 20, 2023 at 05:25 pm by Staff

by Jill Clendening In 2017, Vanderbilt University Medical Center was selected to be one of four U.S. medical centers in a Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) on Obe.... Read More

Wishes Can’t Be Honored if They’re Unknown: Planning for future care as we age

Feb 20, 2023 at 11:36 am by Staff

By Jeremy Bolling   From the uncertainty of where to start to denial surrounding death, there are many reasons people wait too long to plan for aging. It can be an inti.... Read More