Four named Master Innovators at Vanderbilt

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:46 pm by Staff

  By Sarah Sommer Each year, Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) recognizes excellence in innovation through its Master Innov.... Read More

Study finds new genetic susceptibilities for colon cancer

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:34 pm by Staff

  By Tom Wilemon Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have found new genes that put people at higher risk for colon cancer and rectal cancer. The researchers.... Read More

Study suggests way to relieve cognitive deficits caused by Parkinson’s disease

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:32 pm by Staff

By Bill Snyder Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that wreaks havoc on the body and the mind. While medications and a surgical technique called deep b.... Read More

Takkouche named associate chief medical officer for Wilson and Sumner County regions

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:30 pm by Staff

  By John Howser   Sahar Takkouche, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and the director of the Vanderbi.... Read More

Michael Rizzari named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:28 pm by Staff

  By Matt Batcheldor   Michael Rizzari, MD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation at the Vand.... Read More

Marilyn Dubree, longtime leader of nursing at Vanderbilt, to retire

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:24 pm by Staff

  By Matt Batcheldor After a distinguished career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center promoting excellence in nursing practice, Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, is retiring.... Read More

NIH clinical trial of universal flu vaccine candidate begins

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:20 pm by Staff

  Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in.... Read More

Noncompliant Patients Increase Liability Risks for Practitioners

Sep 17, 2023 at 10:49 pm by Staff

Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company   Practitioners face potential liability when patients do not follow up as inst.... Read More

An Inside Look and What it Takes to be a NICU Nurse

Sep 17, 2023 at 10:23 pm by Staff

  By Amber Kool   “I’d love to be a NICU nurse; holding babies all day sounds like a dream.” It is an understatement to say this is a common mis.... Read More

HTM Solutions announces new non-invasive vital sign monitoring technology to protect firefighters in hostile conditions

Sep 17, 2023 at 10:00 pm by Staff

  VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has announced that their Human Thermal Model team HTM Solutions has successfully deployed a new version of thei.... Read More