Monthly Archives: June 2019
Hepatocellular Carcinomas With Mutational Activation of Beta Catenin Require Choline and can be Detected by Positron Emission Tomography
In one third of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs), cancer cells have mutations that activate beta catenin pathway. These cells have alterations in glutamine, bile, and lipid metabolism. We investigated whether positron emission tomography (PET) imaging … Continue reading
Proactive Monitoring of Adalimumab Trough Concentration Associated With Increased Clinical Remission in Children with Crohn’s Disease Compared with Reactive Monitoring
Proactive monitoring of drug trough concentrations and antibodies against drugs might help determine whether patients are likely to respond to treatment and increase efficacy. We investigated whether proactive drug monitoring is associated with higher … Continue reading
Rick W. Wright, MD, joins Vanderbilt University Medical Center as chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
Rick W. Wright, MD, one of the nation’s leading orthopaedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Wright comes to VUMC from Washington University… Continue reading
“My Southern Health”: How to stay healthy while traveling outside the U.S.
Vandy Cooks on “Enjoying Beef in the Mediterranean Diet” is tomorrow
REDCap training on managing a single project set for June 25
Free biweekly yoga sessions held in Children’s Hospital
eStar updates for prescriptions with temporary names and allergy review
New dates announced for events supporting clinician enrollment in secure texting and paging app MH-CURE
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading