Monthly Archives: September 2018

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will present its 17th annual Levi Watkins Jr., MD, Lecture at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in 208 Light Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the school’s Office for Diversity Affairs. Continue reading →

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

Carrie Jones, PhD, and Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH will discuss innovative strategies for addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic and its consequences during a Cutting-edge Discovery Lecture on Sept. 13. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in room 208 Light … Continue reading →

Meet the woman behind Children’s Hospital’s “Last Chemo” song.
Warning: you will be humming “The Macarena” for the rest of the day. Continue reading →

To best protect patient privacy, the names of patients with Person of Interest designation (celebrities, public figures and other individuals as designated) will display with asterisks instead of full names on Patient List and Unit Manager displays. Th… Continue reading →

The Jerita Payne Transplant Nurse Practitioner Fellowship, one of the first of its kind in the country, will give fellows an in-depth experience in all aspects of transplantation. Continue reading →

An international research team has discovered how the diabetes drug metformin blocks glucose production by the liver. The discovery, reported in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead to development of new ways to treat type 2 diabetes. Continue reading →