Dooley honored by Treatment Action Group

Dec 25, 2022 at 10:03 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern Kelly Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH, professor of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, who joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center in September as d.... Read More

Vanderbilt’s Walsh elected fellow of ACMI

Dec 25, 2022 at 09:58 pm by Staff

  by Mia Garchitorena Vanderbilt’s Colin Walsh, MD, MA, was recently elected to the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) class of 2022. The 14.... Read More

Year in Review 2022: Medical Center shines on multiple national rankings

Dec 25, 2022 at 09:55 pm by Staff

During the past year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center placed highly in several national rankings and was honored with numerous awards. VUMC was named to U.S. News.... Read More

Year in Review: Additions, appointments bolster VUMC’s missions

Dec 25, 2022 at 09:53 pm by Staff

Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, was named director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Aliyu is professor of Health Policy and Medicine at Vanderbilt and professor.... Read More

Flu season came early, Tennessee hard hit

Dec 22, 2022 at 11:36 am by Staff

  by Craig Boerner Flu season came a month early this year in Tennessee and hit hard, disproportionately affecting children, according to Epidemic Intelligence Service.... Read More

Medicare Pay Cuts Will Hurt Seniors’ Care, Doctors Argue

Dec 20, 2022 at 10:43 am by Staff

  By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News  Doctors are urging Congress to call off cuts scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 in the reimbursements they receive.... Read More

New technology at TriStar Southern Hills is leading the way to reduce colon cancer

Dec 19, 2022 at 09:44 am by Staff

NASHVILLE — TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center is the first hospital in the City of Nashville to use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the detection of pre.... Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s BioVU reaches milestone with biological samples

Dec 19, 2022 at 09:39 am by Staff

  by Bill Snyder BioVU, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s biobank, has reached another milestone — deep-freeze storage of more than 300,000 biological.... Read More

Hip and Knee Replacements: An Examination of Malpractice Claims Against Orthopedic Surgeons from the Ambulatory and Inpatient Settings

Dec 19, 2022 at 01:19 am by Staff

  By Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, Coding Director, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management   Over 1 million total hip and knee replacements are completed an.... Read More

Medical Societies Unite in Opposition to Pending Medicare Cuts

Dec 18, 2022 at 11:20 pm by Staff

CHICAGO - In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Medical Association (AMA) and every state medical society are telling Congress that any cut to Medi.... Read More