Cesarean patients prescribed too much narcotic pain medication: VUMC study

Most women who undergo a cesarean childbirth are prescribed more opioid (narcotic) pain medications than needed upon release from the hospital, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows. View...

Predators fan and cancer patient chooses Nashville for hockey and cancer care

Los Angeles native Christina Shaw had two powerful goals when she decided to move cross country to live in Nashville -- to support her favorite hockey team and to meet a renowned lung cancer specialist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. View...

From Momentum magazine: Pow! Unleashing immunotherapies & protecting patients

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers lead efforts to protect patients from unexpected serious reactions to immunotherapies. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...