Monthly Archives: July 2019

Center for Musculoskeletal Research Grant Program seeks applications

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VUMC in the news

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

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“My Southern Health”: Ask an expert: How can I find quick relief for heartburn?

Maybe you washed down that order of hot chicken with a new sour beer, or the citrusy dressing on your salad is giving you more than you bargained for. Heartburn can creep up at the worst of times. Continue reading

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Possible limitations on ordering controlled substances on July 27

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“Hope”: Pioneers of hope features doctors and nurses working for better treatments and cures

The profiles here represent only a sampling of the tireless work performed daily to make Children’s Hospital a place of unwavering hope. Continue reading

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“Around the Clock” jewelry sale continues

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Online scheduling available for Occupational Health Clinic locations

The Occupational Health Clinic (OHC), which includes OHC’s Faculty/Staff Express Care, now offers employees the ability to go online to schedule same-day and next-day sick visit appointments. Continue reading

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Children’s Hospital is like a second home to Harper. On her first birthday, it was also the home of her baptism.

The Rev. Amanda Borchik and the Children’s Hospital chapel have provided spiritual comfort through Harper’s illness. Continue reading

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Encephalitis identified as rare toxicity of immunotherapy treatment

After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigated why the complication occurred, performing a molecular analysis of the disease… Continue reading

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Conference on Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer to be Aug. 2-4

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