Monthly Archives: June 2019

A Twitter account, @VUMC_Insights, explores some of the most interesting issues and themes in science and medicine today, including personalized medicine, clinical advancements, genomics, discovery, research and health policy. Continue reading →

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers hot car injury prevention tips. Continue reading →

This 12 question quiz, delivered one question a day by email or text message, will cover the diagnosis and management of patients with measles, the management of those exposed to measles, and guidelines for vaccination. Continue reading →

“This is the first study to show any drug can delay type 1 diabetes diagnosis a median of two years in people at high risk. As anyone with type 1 diabetes will tell you, every day you can delay this disease is important.” Continue reading →

Although pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are frequently and incidentally detected, it is a challenge to determine their risk of malignancy. In immunohistochemical and ELISA analyses of tissue and cyst fluid from pancreatic intraductal papillary mucino… Continue reading →

The microbiome varies along the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract with exposure to luminal and mucosal factors. We analyzed active bacterial communities at 8 locations along the GI tract using high-throughput sequencing techniques. Continue reading →

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are lesions that can progress to invasive pancreatic cancer and an important system for studies of pancreatic tumorigenesis. We performed comprehensive genomic analyses of entire IPMNs to determine the d… Continue reading →

We evaluated the ability of vedolizumab to induce endoscopic and histologic remission in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of eight award recipients that will receive funding from the American Medical Association (AMA) as part of its new Reimagining Residency initiative. Continue reading →