Daily Archives: July 6, 2020

A pair of ultra-thin electrodes surgically implanted deep into the brain might slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to five-year outcomes from a 30-patient randomized clinical trial conducted by investigators at VUMC. Continue reading →

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

Since his wife died several years ago, his daily walk was a way to stay connected to other people. Continue reading →

Martin Montenovo, MD, a liver transplant surgeon, has joined VUMC as associate professor of Surgery in the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation. His clinical interests are adult liver transplantation, living donor liver transplanta… Continue reading →

To reduce the risk of unwanted or malicious email entering the VUMC email system, automatic “bulk” forwarding of email to and from @vumc.org email addresses will be disabled on July 15. This includes automatic forwarding to or from personal and corpora… Continue reading →

In low- and middle-income countries, free, open-source facial recognition software could provide an economical solution for verifying patient identity across health care settings, a new study finds. Continue reading →

With a $75 million, five-year grant renewal, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Network (eMERGE) will begin scoring risk for complex heritable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. Continue reading →