Monthly Archives: May 2018

Patients at high risk for developing breast cancer can now be seen by a team of breast health experts in Cool Springs. The VU Breast Health Cool Springs clinic, located at 324 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite B, Franklin, provides a range of medical services … Continue reading →

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is now a fully accredited Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Foundation Clinical and Research Centers Network site, one of 40 in the United States and Canada. Continue reading →

When the “Today” show began planning its “Thank a Nurse” series, “Today” producer Jennifer Long called VUMC’s News and Communications office about featuring Olivia Neufelder. But as I talked to the producer, I realized it wasn’t going to be an average … Continue reading →

Semi-annual surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is recommended for patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to determine how compliance with HCC surveillance guidelines affects survival times of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)- or HBV-associ… Continue reading →

Colorectal cancer (CRC) development has been associated with increased proportions of Bacteroides fragilis and certain Streptococcus, Fusobacterium, and Peptostreptococcus species in the intestinal microbiota. We investigated associations between bacte… Continue reading →

Shubhada Jagasia, MD, MMHC, professor of Medicine and vice chair for Clinical Affairs for the Department of Medicine, will step down from her current role as department vice chair and assume the role of chief of staff for Vanderbilt University Adult Ho… Continue reading →