Parade kicks off holiday season Dec. 1
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will again benefit from proceeds from the upcoming 65th annual Piedmont Natural Gas Nashville Christmas Parade presented by Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. The parade kicks off the holiday season in downtown Nashville on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 8:30 a.m. View...
VUMC mourns loss of longtime supporter Ann Robinson
Ann Allen Robinson, 86, died at her home on Friday, Nov. 23 after a lengthy illness. A native of Enid, Oklahoma, she was married to Roscoe R. "Ike" Robinson, MD, who served as Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs from 1981 until 1997. View...
"Food Truck Wednesday" gets rolling at VUMC
Health Plus has arranged for local food trucks to visit campus for lunch on Wednesdays and offer a variety of diverse food options for employees. On Nov. 28, food trucks from Doxie's Pizza and Don Miguel's Rustic Kitchen will park in the area between Light Hall and the VA Hospital from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. View...
Children's Hospital patient Caroline Lantz has a special night with Maddie and Tae at the CMAs
Caroline Lantz, 5, a patient at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, was surprised with tickets to the 52nd annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, along with glamour treatment and a red carpet appearance. Caroline's companions for the evening were Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye, who perform as the country music duo Maddie and Tae. View...
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance holds first meeting for All of Us participant partners
The All of Us Research Project held the first in-person retreat for newly selected participant partners to discuss important issues facing precision medicine. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance has directed the Engagement Core since April 2018. View...
Labyrinth at Children's Hospital chapel provides space for walking, meditation
The labyrinth is an ancient form of walking while meditating and praying, and examples throughout history have been found in cathedrals, community buildings and gardens in its earliest form. View...
Immunotherapies linked to specific heart complications
In the first large-scale analysis of cardiovascular complications linked to immune checkpoint inhibitors, Vanderbilt researchers have shown that heart and vessel complications include myocarditis, pericarditis, vasculitis and arrhythmias, and that they occur early in the course of treatment. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...