Family's transplant journey a study in overcoming barriers
There are no words for liver transplantation in Somalian refugee Aniso Haji's native language. But her daughter Fatuma received the life-saving transplant at VUMC, and April 30 will mark the one-year transplant anniversary. It will also be Fatuma's third birthday. View...
Sedation drugs may raise delirium risk for some ICU patients
A Vanderbilt study of more than 1,000 intensive care unit patients around the country, nearly three-fourths of whom experienced delirium, showed that many drugs given to sedate patients in the ICU are actually increasing their chances of -- and duration of -- delirium instead of helping them recover. View...
Thirty-nine years and thousands of patients later, Julie Foss departs the Medical Intensive Care Unit for the last time
The "proud Vanderbilt nurse's" life's work, and her passion, are the patients and the employees of MICU. View...
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Chronic sinusitis is not easy to treat; new study shows mucus may reveal best therapy
A patient's mucus may predict the type of his or her chronic sinusitis, which could help doctors determine whether surgery or medical treatments can produce the best outcomes, according to a recently published Vanderbilt study. View...
Deerfield Management, Vanderbilt University announce launch of Ancora Innovation
Through Ancora, Deerfield will commit up to $65 million to support promising Vanderbilt life sciences research through the development process, provide operational support, and make additional capital investments into any spin-offs that emerge from Ancora projects. View...
Deadline approaches to register to vote in time for May election
Registering to vote in Tennessee is easier than ever; in 2016, the Tennessee General Assembly approved online voter registration. The deadline to register for the May 1 election is April 2. View...
eStar stabilization survey continues
In January thousands of Vanderbilt University Medical Center colleagues completed a survey administered by Epic, which provided valuable insight into users' experiences so far with eStar. View...
Latest "Survey Sparks" newsletters now available
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for VUMC's upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter "Survey Sparks" will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. View...