Monthly Archives: September 2020

In accordance with guidelines, most patients with T1 colorectal cancers (CRC) undergo surgical resection with lymph node dissection, despite the low incidence (∼10%) of metastasis to lymph node. To reduce unnecessary surgical resections, we used artifi… Continue reading →

Computer-aided detection system yielded a lower adenoma missed rate compared to conventional colonoscopy Continue reading →

As COVID-19 continues, so will VUMC’s popular hotel stay program which will continue through Dec. 31, 2020, allowing employees who work with or near patients to take advantage of VUMC’s partnership with local hotels to provide temporary housing options… Continue reading →

You will need to be at home for at least 10 days from when you tested positive. Continue reading →

Tune in to Episode 7 of Vanderbilt Health DNA to explore how innovators are dreaming up ways to make tech a participant, not a burden; how vast pools of DNA and EHR data can cast light on a single person or disease; and All of Us. Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has implemented the use of infrared cameras as a means of non-contact temperature measurement for employees, patients and visitors. Continue reading →

Last week in MyVUMC we published a “You Asked and We Answered” about patients wearing face shields. Based on further inquiries regarding an allowance of face shields in certain circumstances, we wish to provide further detail and clarifications. Continue reading →