Flulapalooza is tomorrow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's eighth annual Flulapalooza will be held Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a large tent erected between Light Hall and the Veteran's Administration (VA) Hospital. View...
Advanced Directives for Health Care information will be available at Flulapalooza
During Flulapalooza on Sept. 26, the Center for Bioethics and Society, the Palliative Care Service and Office for Health Sciences Education will host a booth with information about Advance Directives for Health Care, along with a table in the South Lobby in Light Hall for those who might want additional information. View...
VUMC named to Forbes "Best Employers for New Graduates" list
VUMC was one of only six Tennessee employers to make the 250-member list, which was released earlier this month and is the first time the magazine has produced such a ranking. View...
Patient's indomitable spirit makes Lily's Garden grow
When Lily Hensiek was diagnosed with pre B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia 10 years ago at age 7, her doctor likened the cancer to weeds that had taken over her garden of cells. Chemotherapy would remove the weeds, the bad cancer cells, to allow her garden to grow and flourish. View...
Fibromyalgia: More doctor visits mean fewer suicide attempts
Fibromyalgia patients who regularly visit their physicians are much less likely to attempt suicide than those who do not, according to a new Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in "Arthritis Care & Research." View...
eStar changes and updates announced
Read updates on suicide screening and on Meropenem dosing. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...