Daily Archives: April 19, 2018
VUMC to conduct prescription drug takeback tomorrow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center provides a safe place to dispose of opioids all year using Medsafe collection boxes located in pharmacies at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Medical Center East, The Vanderbilt Clinic and Vander… Continue reading
Camp for children with limb loss to be April 28 and 29
MRI technique detects spinal cord changes in MS patients: study
The application of MRI measures in patients living with multiple sclerosis could lead to new ways to monitor the effectiveness of drug treatment and physical therapy in slowing or stopping the progression of this chronic and often debilitating disease. Continue reading
Cancer Center’s annual Scientific Retreat to be May 3
New labeling system speeds clinical lab turnaround times
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s clinical laboratories implemented a new labeling method for inpatient specimens last November, and median turnaround times for automated tests have decreased between 39 and 73 percent. Continue reading
Correction
Elmakki E. An usual cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastroenterology 2018;154:e3–e4. Continue reading