Medical Center target of gift card fraud emails
You may have recently received, or may soon receive, a phishing email claiming to be from a Vanderbilt University Medical Center colleague or leader asking you to purchase gift cards (iTunes, pre-paid credit cards, Amazon, etc.). View...
As a nurse, she supported organ donation. As a mother, Kim Cantu never expected the donor to be her son.
As an emergency department nurse, it is not uncommon for Kim Cantu to care for families through the last moments of the life of a loved one. She had no way of knowing then that she would be in the same situation with her own son. View...
Vanderbilt's candidates' meet and greet picnic is tomorrow
Candidates for mayor and Metro Council will be in attendance to talk with Vanderbilt employees. View...
Health disparity for African Americans exists within lung screening guidelines
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines that determine which smokers qualify for CT scans exclude significant numbers of African Americans who develop lung cancer, a health disparity that merits modifications to lung cancer screening criteria, according to a study from Vanderbilt researchers. View...
Study shows some generics can cost Medicare recipients more than brand-name drugs
Medicare Part D enrollees may pay more out of pocket for high-priced specialty generic drugs than their brand-name counterparts, according to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. View...
Children's Hospital says parents should beware of hot strollers and carriers
"Even the thinnest of cloths or covers over the stroller or carrier can reduce air circulation and create a greenhouse effect in the enclosed space." View...
"Hope": Full steam ahead
When Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt opened 15 years ago, there was a little-known fact about the facility's architectural design that made the current expansion possible. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...