Rick W. Wright, MD, joins Vanderbilt University Medical Center as chair of Orthopaedic Surgery

Rick W. Wright, MD, one of the nation's leading orthopaedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Wright comes to VUMC from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis View...

Study drug delays type 1 diabetes in high-risk children and adults

"This is the first study to show any drug can delay type 1 diabetes diagnosis a median of two years in people at high risk. As anyone with type 1 diabetes will tell you, every day you can delay this disease is important." View...

New QuizTime activity, "Spotting Measles," now available

This 12 question quiz, delivered one question a day by email or text message, will cover the diagnosis and management of patients with measles, the management of those exposed to measles, and guidelines for vaccination. View...

"It's hard to believe that a child could be forgotten in a car -- but it happens."

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt offers hot car injury prevention tips. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...