Daily Archives: March 4, 2019

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

Patients with stage IV small cell lung cancer lived longer when given the immunotherapy atezolizumab with chemotherapy, setting the stage for what could become the first new treatment approved in decades for this particularly aggressive form of lung ca… Continue reading →

At age 32, Jordyn Spann — a wife and mother of four — learned she had a brain tumor. Her mission to find the best surgeons led her to Vanderbilt and a 16-hour surgery that removed her acoustic neuroma and returned her to family life. Continue reading →

Banking up on sleep ahead of the March 10 time change when clocks spring forward an hour is a smart way to avoid the frantic feelings and lingering fatigue associated with daylight saving time — if you do it the right way. Continue reading →

As her 21-year-old son Kevin lay dying in a hospital bed, Wendy Hartley asked her daughter, Amber, to find a stethoscope. She wanted to listen to his heartbeat once more before he passed. Nearly two years after his death, she heard his heartbeat again … Continue reading →