Daily Archives: November 16, 2020

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

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl’s to support the child passenger safety initiative — Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program. Continue reading →

From “Vanderbilt Medicine” magazine: “Recognizing that many residents, fellows and faculty physicians may not have family or pre-existing support networks in Nashville, these groups were designed to cross departmental lines and provide additional means… Continue reading →

As an occupational therapist, Credo Award winner Johnny Wedderburn is a problem-solver, doing whatever it takes to help a patient become independent again. He has helped rehabilitate the injured and ailing bodies of countless patients at Vanderbilt Wil… Continue reading →

In a first-of-its-kind event, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital will hold a virtual memorial service to remember patients who have died in its care as well as their families and caregivers. Continue reading →

Molecular evidence of cellular heterogeneity in the human exocrine pancreas has not been yet established, due to the local concentration and cascade of hydrolytic enzymes that can rapidly degrade cells and RNA upon pancreatic resection. We sought to be… Continue reading →

For nine months we’ve been responding to a pandemic that has changed our lives — at home, and at work. Today, even as I’m addressing you, we are being challenged in new ways. The national news is clear — COVID-19 is surging with record numbers of new… Continue reading →

Dr. Jeff Balser provides an update on the growth of COVID cases in our region, VUMC’s continuing role in searching for a vaccine, and the need for us to care for ourselves and each other, so that we can care for our patients and our families. VUMC empl… Continue reading →