Monthly Archives: June 2019
StrategyShare19 is June 18
StrategyShare19 is an annual, interactive event at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that showcases innovations and initiatives to advance the Medical Center’s Strategic Directions, and event organizers are encouraging any member of the VUMC communi… Continue reading
LGBT Pride Month activities scheduled for today and June 22-23
Join the HR Diversity & Inclusion Council and the LGBT Employee Resource Group for activities celebrating Pride Month.
Management of aggressive behavior training offered by Vanderbilt Police, June 21
Farmers’ Market is on hospital Plaza today
Vendors are on the north end of the Medical Center Plaza, and among the offerings are local meats, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, seafood, honey and flowers. The market will take place every Thursday through Oct. 31. Continue reading
“Discover”: Obesity puts more children at risk for sleep apnea
Children’s Hospital saved his life 28 years ago. Now Daniel Cook is helping build its expansion.
When he was 11, Daniel Cook fell off the roof of his house and almost died. His life was saved by doctors at Children’s Hospital. He is now a construction manager working on an addition to the hospital, and he has made it a point to look up and thank t… Continue reading
Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet Plus Partial Enteral Nutrition Induces Sustained Remission in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is recommended for children with mild-to-moderate Crohn’s disease (CD) but implementation is challenging. We compared EEN to the CD exclusion-diet (CDED), a whole-food diet coupled with partial enteral nutrition (PEN… Continue reading
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling Prevents Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Liver Fibrogenesis in Mice
The role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in liver fibrosis is controversial, because loss and gain of AHR activity each lead to liver fibrosis. The goal of this study is to investigate how the expression of AHR by different liver cell types, hepatic… Continue reading