Tennessee measles case puts VUMC on heightened alert
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed a case of measles in an Eastern Tennessee resident who recently traveled to an outbreak area. As a reminder, measles is a highly contagious viral infection. View...
Tom Nantais: Culture Survey can make VUMC an even better place to work
This is the second in a series of Q&A interviews with leaders to talk about why all employees should take the Culture Survey: Pulse Edition, May 1-15 View...
Transplant centers and patients unite to stop new organ sharing policy that threatens transplant patients waiting for a liver
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and thirteen other highly regarded liver transplant centers have filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping Federal policy changes that are slated to take effect Tuesday, April 30, and that will affect thousands of patients across the Southeast and Midwest waiting for donor livers. View...
Asia's diabetes epidemic preferentially kills women, the middle-aged: study
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Asia and has dramatically increased the risk of premature death, especially among women and middle-aged people, a multinational study led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found. View...
Doctor and patient are rivals for "Man of the Year" honor
Stephen Strickland, MD, and Reid Besch are both up for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man of the Year. Each has very personal reasons for participating. View...
Registration open for StrategyShare19, set for June 18
StrategyShare19, an annual, interactive event to showcase innovations and initiatives to advance Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Strategic Directions, is focusing this year on Design for Patients and Families, one of the four Strategic Directions, and the institution's efforts to enhance patient, clinician and staff experiences. View...
"Hope": Lily decided to raise $1 million for other children with cancer. And she did.
During the initial diagnosis, her doctor likened the cancer to weeds that had taken over her garden of cells. Chemotherapy would remove the weeds -- the bad cancer cells -- to allow her garden to grow and flourish. Hearing this, Lily unselfishly thought about other children who had been diagnosed with cancer, who needed their weeds plucked and their garden nurtured. She would raise $1 million, she declared. And she did. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...