New report shows prevalence of autism rising in U.S.
The prevalence of U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder is now 1 in 59, according to new estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. View...
Wilkins takes key role in national "All of Us" precision medicine effort
Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, has played a major role in the development of the national All of Us Research Program, an ambitious effort led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate the prevention and treatment of illness through precision medicine. View...
Kathy Keck of Transplant Center wins 2018 Administrative Professional Award
For Kathy Keck, lead administrative assistant in the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, going the extra mile is part of the job. It is that mindset that garnered Keck the 2018 VUMC Administrative Professionals Award. View...
Get ready to take the VUMC Culture Survey May 1
The survey is your opportunity to express how you feel about your managers, VUMC's senior leadership, organization pay, benefits, training and career development. View...
MIT's Orr-Weaver wraps up spring Discovery Lecture series this afternoon
The spring Flexner Discovery Lecture series wraps up on Thursday, April 26, with a presentation by Terry Orr-Weaver, PhD, professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. View...
Nolensville Walk-In Clinic to open April 30
Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center are opening a fifth walk-in clinic in Williamson County, providing Nolensville residents and those in the surrounding area with care closer to home. Opening Monday, April 30, the new facility joins existing Williamson County walk-in clinics in Brentwood, Cool Springs, Franklin and Spring Hill. View...
VUMC to conduct prescription drug takeback tomorrow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center provides a safe place to dispose of opioids all year using Medsafe collection boxes located in pharmacies at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Medical Center East, The Vanderbilt Clinic and Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. View...
"Haute in the Hospital" displays custom gown designs from Children's Hospital artists
"VUMC Voice": Many hands are required to decorate a gown, just like many hands are required to care for a patient. View...
"My Southern Health": Distracted driving -- one family tells its story
My experience is that, for the most part, very few people take this epidemic of driving distractions seriously until it impacts their own lives, just as it did ours. View...