Monthly Archives: February 2019

Portal vein thrombosis unrelated to solid malignancy is common in patients with cirrhosis but less frequently observed in patients without cirrhosis. Prompt diagnosis and management of acute symptomatic portal vein thrombosis are essential. Failure to … Continue reading →

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of transmembrane signaling proteins. Within the gastrointestinal tract, GPCRs expressed by epithelial cells sense contents of the lumen, and GPCRs expressed by epithelial cells, myocytes, neuro… Continue reading →

IBM Watson Health has announced plans to make a 10-year, $50 million investment in joint research collaborations with Brigham and Women’s Hospital — the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School — and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to advance… Continue reading →

Certified genetic counselors are among the first faces that patients see once accepted into Vanderbilt’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network where hopefully they will gain a diagnosis. Continue reading →

The Phenotyping and PheWAS Core, a program of the Center for Precision Medicine, offers informatics assistance for studies of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s vast repositories of electronic health record and patient genotype data. Continue reading →

How can you tell the story of a lifetime in 99 words (or fewer)? Here’s how some Vanderbilt University Medical Center lovers did it. Hint: After you read the story once, go back and just read the last line of each couple’s story. Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is hosting a special employee appreciation event — Celebrate the Difference WE Make Every Day! — to applaud recent successes and acknowledge the many contributions of the Medical Center’s employees during three se… Continue reading →