Daily Archives: April 11, 2018

“VUMC Voice”: Ob/Gyn fellow Cynthia Arvizo witnessed firsthand the good that Shade Tree Clinic does — so she formed a running team to raise funds for the April 21 event. Continue reading →

Elizabeth and Scott Massey expected to learn their baby’s gender at a 21-week ultrasound. While they learned they were having a daughter, the reveal included much more than they planned for. Continue reading →

Treatment of anemia caused by chronic kidney disease or other diseases often requires repeated — and costly– injections or infusions of an artificial form of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulates production of red blood cells. Now a Vand… Continue reading →

Alpha-gal allergy has commonly been referred to as “the red meat” allergy, but doctors at the Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Program (ASAP) helped uncover that not only red meat, but some medications, can contain alpha-gal. Continue reading →

This year, the survey will be comprised of three surveys — the nursing survey, safety culture survey and the employee engagement survey. The survey will take place May 1-15. Continue reading →

Diarrhea is common in infants (children less than 2 years of age), usually acute, and if chronic, commonly caused by allergies and occasionally by infectious agents. Congenital diarrheas and enteropathies (CODEs) are rare causes of devastating chronic … Continue reading →