Daily Archives: March 2, 2020

Registration open for Community Research Partners Forum, set for April 3

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New email header to assist VUMC users against phishing attempts

In an effort to provide a more secure email environment, Information Technology and Enterprise Cybersecurity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are enabling new functionality that will help you recognize potential phishing attacks. Continue reading

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Women’s History Month poster series celebrates the contributions of women at VUMC

During Women’s History Month, VUMC will feature inspiring women at the Medical Center in a series of posters around the campus as well as through social media posts. Continue reading

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VUMC welcomes seven Leap Day babies

Each of this year’s group of “leaplings” received a special onesie with “Leap Day baby” and a picture of a frog on the front. Continue reading

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Study finds mental health issues top reason Shade Tree Clinic patients visit Emergency Department

In an effort to understand why Shade Tree Clinic patients visit the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Emergency Department, the authors of a study recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that mental health issues top the… Continue reading

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VUMC named among Top Hospitals for Diversity in nation

Each hospital on the list delivers quality care at the highest level, while promoting equity and inclusion in their operations, programs, services and staffing. Continue reading

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VUMC uses novel transplant technique to revive donor hearts that had stopped beating

In the first such procedures in Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has successfully used technology to bring two donor hearts that stopped beating back to life before transplanting them into patients. Continue reading

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Can macrophages in cirrhotic ascites fluid predict clinical outcome in SBP?

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