Alice Ingram Hooker, longtime supporter of VUMC and Children's Hospital, dies at 85
Mrs. Hooker, a lifelong Nashvillian, will be remembered for her forthright approach in making a difference, for her lasting kindness and for her deep desire to make Nashville a better place. View...
Meena Madhur receives Presidential Early Career Award
The award, established in 1996, is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers, according to a news release from the White House. View...
Improving safety of drugs given during pregnancy goal of collaboration
A 19-year-old student at Vanderbilt University is leading a multi-institutional collaboration to identify -- using computer-based approaches -- drugs that can be prescribed safely to pregnant women without harming the fetus. View...
Encephalitis identified as rare toxicity of immunotherapy treatment
After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigated why the complication occurred, performing a molecular analysis of the disease's pathology and mining data to determine the incidence of similar occurrences. View...
Children's Hospital is like a second home to Harper. On her first birthday, it was also the home of her baptism.
The Rev. Amanda Borchik and the Children's Hospital chapel have provided spiritual comfort through Harper's illness. View...
"Hope": Pioneers of hope features doctors and nurses working for better treatments and cures
The profiles here represent only a sampling of the tireless work performed daily to make Children's Hospital a place of unwavering hope. View...
"My Southern Health": Ask an expert: How can I find quick relief for heartburn?
Maybe you washed down that order of hot chicken with a new sour beer, or the citrusy dressing on your salad is giving you more than you bargained for. Heartburn can creep up at the worst of times. View...
Rate adjustment announced for Medical Center employee parking
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VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...