2018 federal spending bill significantly increases research funding
Last week, a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill was unveiled that finalizes spending levels for federal agencies for the balance of federal fiscal year 2018. On Friday, March 23, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law. The bill provides a major boost to research funding for the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies to support a range of research programs, public health initiatives and other federal activities important to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...
Ninety-day prescription refills now available at in-network pharmacies
Beginning April 1, members of the VUMC Health Plan will be able to purchase 90-day prescription refills at all eligible pharmacies, such as Walgreens, CVS, Kroger, Publix, Walmart and Costco. View...
VUMC offering public courses on how to control bleeding
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is providing bleeding control training courses across the region in an effort to educate the public on what they can do in an emergency to potentially save a life. The course aims to teach the average citizen how to control bleeding until emergency personnel arrive. View...
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Study tracks protein's role in stem cell function
Independent studies in the same lab are directed toward glioblastoma, an often-deadly form of brain cancer. View...
Grant bolsters study of potential new therapy for C. diff infection
Most C. diff infections occur in hospitals and nursing homes, and older patients exhibit markedly greater risk of the infection. Certain antibiotics, by disrupting gut flora, create an opening for the infection. View...
Study explores new treatment for childhood myopia
The rates of myopia, or nearsightedness, in pediatric patients have steadily increased with little to no change in treatment, which, for decades, has had ophthalmologists and optometrists turning to corrective lenses for improved vision. View...
Sounds, Vanderbilt Health extend founding partnership at First Tennessee Park
The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club announced its renewed partnership with Vanderbilt Health. The Sounds welcomed Vanderbilt as a founding partner as part of the inaugural 2015 season at First Tennessee Park and the health system continues to be a mainstay for the organization. View...
Women's History Month 2018: Celebrating the Contributions of Women at VUMC
March is Women's History Month, which gives us an opportunity to recognize the extraordinary contributions of women to the success of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...
Founders' Celebration for Institute of Chemical Biology is tomorrow
The Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB) will hold a Founders' Celebration mini-symposium March 28 to acknowledge the contributions of its founders, Lawrence Marnett, PhD, and Ned Porter, PhD, and to celebrate 15-plus years of success as a trans-institutional scientific incubator. View...
Latest "Survey Sparks" newsletters now available
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for VUMC's upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter "Survey Sparks" will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. View...
Reminder: VUMC Voice Pet Photo Contest deadline is March 31
Pets with fur, with fins, with feathers, even with scales -- all pets of VUMC employees eligible. View...
"Vanderbilt Medicine": Home away from home
Eric Quintana, MD, comes from a close and large extended Hispanic family in New Mexico -- his paternal great-grandparents had 17 children; and he has three siblings and 30 first cousins. Quintana is the only member of his family to become a doctor, or to graduate from college. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...