UCLA's Lewis' Discovery Lecture is this afternoon
Roger Lewis, MD, PhD, a national expert on methods that can improve the flexibility and efficiency of clinical trials, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 4. View...
Schaffner to answer flu questions live on Vanderbilt Health's Facebook channel tomorrow
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine and nationally known expert on the flu, will be live on Vanderbilt Health's Facebook channel at noon on Friday, answering questions and giving good, fact-based advice on how to deal with flu. View...
"VUMC Voice": Trauma chief Rick Miller represents Team USA in world triathlon event in Netherlands
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Trauma Chief Rick Miller, MD, checked a major item off his bucket list recently when he crossed the finish line in the World Sprint Triathlon Grand Final. Representing the USA team, Miller recently placed 10th in his age category and was the second-fastest American on the team in the world championship event, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. View...
Project seeks to help people interact with medical records
Virtual assistant software has taken off. Amazon has Alexa, Apple has Siri, Google has Google Assistant, Microsoft has Cortana. A team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is creating voice-controlled virtual assistant software to help people interact with electronic health records (EHR). View...
Health Plus offering new Platinum Benefit for Go for the Gold status holders
An additional Health and Wellness benefit has been added for 2018 in which you can get partial reimbursement of membership fees at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. Called the Platinum benefit, it is in addition to the Go for the Gold Health and Wellness Credit. View...
Asthma study may point to potential new therapeutic approach
A team of Vanderbilt investigators has discovered that a specific factor is critical for the movement of certain white blood cells from the bone marrow to the lungs, where they participate in allergic and inflammatory diseases. View...
Multicenter trial to test new liver transport system
The growing list of patients needing liver transplants continues to outpace the number of available donor organs, but a new preservation and transport device for donor livers could possibly make a big difference. View...