Researchers developing potential coronavirus antibody therapies

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is teaming up with academic, governmental and corporate partners in an unprecedented, fast-tracked global effort to develop antibody-based treatments to protect people exposed to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. View...

Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Anesthesiology chair Bradley E. Smith, MD

Bradley E. Smith, MD, former professor and chair of Vanderbilt's Department of Anesthesiology, died March 20 after a long battle with cancer. View...

Pediatric Cardiology icon Thomas P. Graham Jr., MD, dies at 83

Renowned Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt cardiologist Thomas P. Graham Jr., MD, who founded and led the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Vanderbilt for 33 years, died March 18. View...

Minimally invasive carpal tunnel surgery offers quicker healing

The endoscopic technique uses a smaller incision in a wrist wrinkle, which often means less time spent in the operating room, a lower risk of wound-healing complications and a return to regular activities sooner. View...

Partnership speeds speech-language interventions

Preschoolers in the Metro Nashville Public Schools district are more quickly being identified as having a communication disability thanks to a new partnership between the district and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. View...

The NICU Interdisciplinary Mock Code Work Group knows every second counts in a code response to save lives

The work group has managed to cut the response time to a code in half, from about 143 seconds to 77 seconds. View...

Five Pillar Leader, Credo or Elevate Team Award nominations close today

Today is the deadline for nominations for the next Elevate Awards. Nominate an outstanding leader, team or individual for the next Five Pillar Leader, Credo or Elevate Team Award. View...

"Hope": Time to play

When 8-year-old Silas Roupp broke his arm, his parents drove him 40 minutes to the Emergency Department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, not realizing an after-hours clinic 12 minutes from their home could provide the same orthopaedic care. View...

VUMC in the news

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