New leadership appointments for Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Alice Coogan, MD, has been named interim chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH, will serve the department in the new role of Vice Chair for Research. View...

Open Enrollment website is now live

Open Enrollment for 2020 benefits begins Oct. 16, and now you can access all of the necessary resources you need to make the best choices for you and your family. View...

Biomedical Science Advisory Board member William Kaelin Jr. wins Nobel Prize

William Kaelin Jr., MD, has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of "how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability." View...

Christopher Lindsell appointed to HEAlth Data Science Center co-directorship

The HEAlth Data Science (HEADS) Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is undergoing a reorganization to further refine the center's mission, and Christopher Lindsell, PhD, has been named a new co-director. View...

New test assists physicians with quicker treatment decisions for sepsis

A new test to determine whether antibiotics will be effective against certain bacterial infections is helping physicians make faster and better prescription treatment choices. View...

Diabetes drug study explores cardiovascular risks for patients with kidney disease

Over the years there has been uncertainty over which drugs are best for patients with Type 2 diabetes and one of its common complications, kidney disease. An observational study using medical record information from nearly 50,000 U.S. military veterans sheds new light on this issue. View...

Pets of VUMC 2019 -- Collection #5: Here's looking at you, part 1

These eyes have seen a lot of love. View...

"My Southern Health": How to stop severe bleeding

Anyone can use these simple techniques to slow or stop severe bleeding when someone is injured. View...

"Vanderbilt Medicine": Smart Investment

Diagnosed with colon cancer, Melba Martin, 88, needed surgery to save her life, but her colorectal surgeon knew that her frailty and anemia, coupled with concerns about her heart, put Martin at high risk for developing complications both during and after surgery. View...

VUMC in the news

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