VUMC tops in nation for number of heart transplants performed last year
Vanderbilt University Medical Center tied for first place as the busiest heart transplant program by volume in the United States in 2019. VUMC performed a record 118 heart transplants last year -- 96 adult and 22 pediatric patients -- topping the previous year's record of 109. It tied with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for the busiest heart transplant center in the country. View...
Vanderbilt-led team discovers new genetic disease
Studies that started in zebrafish have now pointed to a role for collagen secretion in a wide variety of clinical symptoms -- and in a newly identified genetic syndrome. View...
Study sheds light on link between cannabis, anxiety and stress
A molecule produced by the brain that activates the same receptors as marijuana is protective against stress by reducing anxiety-causing connections between two brain regions, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers report. View...
VUMC study to use artificial intelligence to explore suicide risk
With the help of a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will use computational methods to shed light on suicidal ideation and its relationship to attempted suicide, predict suicidal ideation and suicide attempt using routine electronic health records (EHRs) and explore the genetic underpinnings of both. View...
Martin Luther King Jr. morning program, lecture set for Jan. 20
The fifth annual VUMC MLK Morning Tribute Program will take place Monday, Jan. 20, in the north lobby of Light Hall. All employees are welcome and invited to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. View...
Home with a cold or the flu? It's OK to snuggle with your pet, infectious disease doctor says.
Dogs and cats can't catch or spread human disease and "are a comfort, not a hazard" View...
Take action by Feb. 1 to maintain access to VUMC email from personal devices
If you are an active user of Microsoft Outlook Exchange for email and calendar from a personal device, the way you access VUMC email is changing on Feb. 1, 2020. View...