Three welcomed into National Academy of Medicine
Three members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty have been elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced Monday, Oct. 19. View...
Living liver donor program performs first transplant
Three years ago, Tammy Burnett learned her life was threatened by cirrhosis of the liver and needed a transplant. She got on the waiting list at multiple centers, but feared she might die because of the limited supply of matching livers from deceased donors, which could take years to arrive, if ever. View...
Noninvasive treatment for refractory OCD, major depression shows promise for lifelong benefits
Four months ago, a multidisciplinary care team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center treated a patient with lifelong major depressive disorder (MDD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) -- conditions that left her debilitated with intrusive thoughts, constant fear, suicidal intent and anorexia. View...
Helping patients walk the graft-versus-host disease tightrope
From "Momentum": Brenda Bisson was 37 in 2004 when she found out she had acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of blood cancer. Her three children were 14, 8 and 16 months at the time. Her marriage was strained. Her prognosis was dire. View...
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VUMC sources interviewed for stories in The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, USA Today, more
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...
Survey Sparks: Informed consent
Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ View...