Occupational Health invites you to name this year's flu vaccine campaign

In 2011 Vanderbilt University Medical Center received worldwide attention for doubling the Guinness World Record for the number of flu shots given in an 8-hour period, making its annual flu vaccine event, Flulapalooza, a model for others to follow. Annual flu shots are still required for all VUMC employees this year, even those working remotely. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing need for physical distancing, the Medical Center will not be able to hold Flulapalooza in the same way. View...

Miscarriage risk increases each week alcohol is used in early pregnancy

Each week a woman consumes alcohol during the first five to 10 weeks of pregnancy is associated with an incremental 8% increase in risk of miscarriage, according to a study published this week by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. View...

Grant supports research on abnormal brain aging

With the aid of an $18.2 million, five-year grant renewal from the National Institute on Aging, the Vanderbilt Memory and Aging Project (VMAP) will advance interdisciplinary research into abnormal brain aging and cognitive decline in older adults, with continuing emphasis on the role of blood flow changes in the heart and brain. View...

eStar to be updated Aug. 30

eStar will be updated on Aug. 30 and will require a downtime to ensure the changes are applied (a new eStar module for cardiology, known as Cupid, will also be implemented at this same time). View...

VUMC experts quoted by ABC, NBC, CBS, New York Times, more

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