VUMC encourages judicious use of personal protective equipment in light of novel coronavirus outbreak
Given the uncertainty of the outbreak and impact on PPE supplies, VUMC asks clinicians to be proactive in their daily PPE use to minimize any excessive use or waste. View...
Antibody isolated at VUMC found to halt dengue virus
Using part of an antibody isolated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that broadly neutralizes the human dengue virus, biologists at the University of California San Diego and colleagues have disarmed the mosquito that transmits the disabling and potentially deadly tropical infection. View...
Study finds benefits of fetal surgery for spina bifida continue through school age
The benefits of fetal surgery to repair spina bifida, a procedure pioneered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 1997, continue through school age, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study reports in the journal "Pediatrics." View...
Portable ventricular assist device gives patient a bridge to heart transplant
For nearly a month, 15-year-old Trinity Scott sported a black canvas messenger bag, the type any teenager might wear. But far from any ordinary bag, what was inside was literally keeping her alive: a ventricular assistance device (VAD), an implantable medical device that helps circulate blood throughout the body and serves as a bridge to heart transplantation. View...
Patients and families benefit from new activity book -- and the volunteer who brings it
What do crossword puzzles, coloring pages and word searches have in common? Each can provide a much-needed distraction for patients and families who may be spending weeks in the hospital undergoing intense treatments or anxiously awaiting answers. View...
"Momentum": Southern connection -- Telehealth bridges the gap in rural cancer care
Lara Ramsey wanted a second opinion about breast cancer treatment options, so she steeled herself for a two-hour drive from the forested hills of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, to the traffic mazes around Nashville. At Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), she got answers to her questions, decided on a treatment plan and learned she could cut her travel time in half for radiation therapy by going to the Gateway-Vanderbilt Cancer Treatment Center in Clarksville, Tennessee. Ramsey also enrolled in the VICC Radiation Oncology Survivorship Program, signing up for telemedicine visits at the Clarksville location. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...