Monthly Archives: July 2019

In memories that range from rural Georgia to New England to Alaska and beyond, Medical Center employees recall summer days and summer nights. Continue reading →

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute has received a $10 million gift — the Institute’s largest to date — that will fund regenerative visual neuroscience research to develop transformative therapies for eye diseases. Continue reading →

A dramatic improvement in health following Richard Barbour’s double lung transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2011 was remarkable to witness, recalls his wife, Elizabeth “Betsy” Barbour. Continue reading →

It is not clear whether closure of mucosal defects with clips after colonic endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) prevents delayed bleeding, although it seems to have no protective effects when risk is low. We performed a randomized trial to evaluate the … Continue reading →

Activation of transforming growth factor beta (TGFB) promotes liver fibrosis by activating hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), but the mechanism of TGFB activation are not clear. We investigated the role of extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1), which inter… Continue reading →

Subspecialty access is an important aspect of the healthcare system, especially in gastroenterology. Given that gastroenterologists’ time is divided between endoscopy and clinic and not solely clinic, it is difficult to accommodate the clinic demand,… Continue reading →

The quality of bowel preparation for inpatient colonoscopies is frequently poor. Many factors may account for this, including system-level issues such as varying and non-standardized methods of prep administration by covering providers. Quality improve… Continue reading →