Children's Hospital leadership appointments announced
After serving as interim president of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, has been named to permanently fill the role of president. Succeeding Rush in the role as hospital's chief of staff is John Thomas, MD, associate professor of Pediatric Urology. View...
Latest update from VUMC Infection Prevention on 2019 novel coronavirus
VUMC continues to monitor the ongoing 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. We want to highlight important points and resources for VUMC faculty and staff to help address any questions or concerns. View...
Five things to know about China's coronavirus outbreak
Infectious diseases specialist Thomas Talbot, MD, MPH, is professor of Medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He spoke about the current novel coronavirus outbreak in China. View...
Retired veterinarian is first patient treated with new cell engineering platform at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Rhea Dodd is the first patient treated with an experimental cancer vaccine derived from a completely new cell engineering platform. The retired veterinarian, triathlete and climber traveled from her home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, where on Jan. 29 she received an infusion of her own immune cells reprogrammed with tumor antigens and designed to elicit an immune response to an HPV-related cancer. View...
A Children's Hospital doctor and two female football pioneers went to the NFL Pro Bowl with a message of empowerment for girls
"Being on a team is a way to build leadership skills. We all highlighted the importance of teaching the girls about their value." View...
Study tracks causes of high antibiotic prescribing rates in Tennessee
For a few years, Tennessee has been ranked as one of the highest antibiotic prescribing states in the nation, and a recent study showing that fewer than 2% of clinicians were responsible for prescribing 25% of pediatric antibiotics is moving some to action. View...
"Momentum": No sugarcoating: Survivor details cancer ordeal that a vaccine can now prevent
Betsy Williams has firsthand advice for parents on the fence about whether their adolescent children should be vaccinated for the common human papilloma virus (HPV), which can lead to six types of cancer. Don't hesitate. Do it. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...