Daily Archives: August 6, 2019
Colorectal cancer patients warn against dismissing early symptoms
“When I was diagnosed at 32 with rectal cancer, I felt so alone and so scared,” Jessica Cash said. “I had never heard of it. Everybody assumed I had breast cancer being a female. Now, I’m like, ‘Do your duty, check your booty!’ I am all about promoting… Continue reading
Psychiatric Hospital debuts new inpatient unit for psychotic disorders
Vanderbilt University Medical Center celebrated the opening of the Charlotte and Donald Test Jr. Center at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, a new inpatient unit that has expanded the hospital’s inpatient capacity from 92 to 106 with the addition of 14 … Continue reading
Innovative nerve-releasing surgery brings migraine relief for some patients
Clarksville resident Hope Dyer remembers the day she looked out a window, saw it was raining and immediately began crying. She realized it was the first time in more than two decades that a drop in barometric pressure before a storm hadn’t triggered a … Continue reading
Callie Thompson is new director of Vanderbilt Burn Center
Callie Thompson, MD, assistant professor of Surgery, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Burn Center, one of the largest burn centers in the United States. Thompson joined the surgical faculty in the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care … Continue reading