Update for VUMC staff and faculty on Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus
The World Health organization reported the first case of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in South Korea. Additional cases have now been confirmed, and South Korea is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of MERS-CoV reported outside of Saudi Arabia. View...
Farmers' Market to reopen today in new location
Because of the ongoing restoration work on the VUH Plaza, where the Farmers' Market has been held the past few years, it will be relocating to the curved section of Medical Center Drive adjacent to Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, between Children's Way and Blakemore Avenue, and steps away from the intersection of Blakemore Avenue and 21st Avenue South. View...
Vanderbilt family night with Nashville Symphony is tonight
The annual symphony concert on the lawn for Vanderbilt employees and their families will happen on Thursday, June 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Park Bandshell. View...
Study identifies C. diff toxin receptor, suggests new treatment approaches
Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have identified a cellular receptor for a toxin from Clostridium difficile ("C. diff"), the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in the United States. View...
Tips for avoiding or treating poison ivy from the Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
It's the time of year when backyards attract children, trails beckon hikers, and poison ivy attacks the unwary. View...
Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center moves to Labnodes
The NIH-funded Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center with its 120 affiliated faculty members from 15 Vanderbilt departments, has successfully migrated its website to Labnodes. View...