Many employees no longer required to get annual TB testing

Based on National Infection Control (CDC) Guidelines, a significant subset of employees no longer need annual TB testing. View...

A year ago Sophie almost drowned in a pond. She came back to Children's Hospital to thank those who saved her life.

When Sophie's mother asked her what she wanted to say to everybody, she happily chirped, "Thank you for saving my life." View...

Team identifies new gene candidates for breast cancer risk

An international coalition led by scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Herston, Australia, has identified 48 candidate susceptibility genes for breast cancer risk, including 14 genes at loci (chromosome regions) not yet reported for breast cancer. View...

"Hope": The art of caring

Seven-year-old Sarah Pryor couldn't walk up a flight of stairs in December 2012 without gasping for air. Her father, Ben, had to carry her upstairs to bed where she slept propped up against her mother, Jody. If she lay down, she couldn't breathe. View...

"Momentum": Reclaiming the neighborhood: Stomach cancer prevention trials seek to restore precancerous tissue to normal

When James Goldenring, MD, PhD, talks about the landscape of the stomach, he sounds a bit like a real estate agent: this is a desirable neighborhood, this one is a bit sketchy, and by all means, steer clear of this area. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...