Latest news from Vanderbilt University Medical Center on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/5-million-gift-from-springer-lu-family-foundation-to-support-vumc-s-aspirnaut-program/?sc=rsin /articles/5-million-gift-from-springer-lu-family-foundation-to-support-vumc-s-aspirnaut-program/?sc=rsin Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:00:05 EST A $5 million gift from the Springer-Lu Family Foundation of Massachusetts will establish an endowment to support the Aspirnaut program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Supporters are invited to match this lead gift through a collective fundraising effort to secure Aspirnaut's future. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/alliance-for-genomic-discovery-completes-250-000-whole-genomes-to-accelerate-drug-discovery/?sc=rsin /articles/alliance-for-genomic-discovery-completes-250-000-whole-genomes-to-accelerate-drug-discovery/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:35:43 EST Nashville Biosciences LLC (NashBio), a leading clinical and genomic data company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and global DNA sequencing giant Illumina Inc. today announced that 250,000 whole genomes have been sequenced for the Alliance for Genomic Discovery (AGD) initiative. Insights from the AGD database are being leveraged to accelerate drug target discovery, therapeutic research and clinical development. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/lis-henley-wins-l-gale-allen-president-s-leadership-award-at-mid-winter-conference-for-tennessee-ambulance-service-association/?sc=rsin /articles/lis-henley-wins-l-gale-allen-president-s-leadership-award-at-mid-winter-conference-for-tennessee-ambulance-service-association/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:15:05 EST Lis Henley, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC, EMT, flight nurse practitioner for Vanderbilt LifeFlight, received the prestigious L. Gale Allen President's Leadership Award at the annual Mid-Winter Conference hosted by the Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA). This award is presented to an individual who provides exemplary service and support to both TASA and emergency medical services (EMS) and is selected by the current president of TASA. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vanderbilt-lung-transplant-establishes-new-record/?sc=rsin /articles/vanderbilt-lung-transplant-establishes-new-record/?sc=rsin Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:50:41 EST Surgeons and teams with Vanderbilt Lung Transplant performed 99 lung transplants in 2024, the most ever in one year. Two of the procedures involved combined organ transplants. For the second calendar year in a row, Vanderbilt Lung Transplant has the busiest program in the Southeast and leads the nation in innovation in organ preservation and regeneration. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vumc-part-of-new-study-validating-curative-therapy-for-sickle-cell-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/vumc-part-of-new-study-validating-curative-therapy-for-sickle-cell-disease/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:50:20 EST A modified bone marrow transplant procedure for sickle cell disease (SCD) co-developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the University of California, San Francisco, can cure the disease, a new study has found. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/bottling-a-mouse-superpower-may-heal-lungs-damaged-by-premature-birth-study/?sc=rsin /articles/bottling-a-mouse-superpower-may-heal-lungs-damaged-by-premature-birth-study/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:30:33 EST Using a four-dimensional microscopy technique, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have created 3D video images of mouse lung tissue grown in the laboratory. What they have learned has been nothing short of groundbreaking. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/study-shows-end-of-life-cancer-care-lacking-for-medicare-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/study-shows-end-of-life-cancer-care-lacking-for-medicare-patients/?sc=rsin Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:40:25 EST Many Medicare patients with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive treatment at the expense of supportive care, according to a study that analyzed Medicare records. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/experts-publish-action-plan-to-address-appendiceal-cancer-enigmas/?sc=rsin /articles/experts-publish-action-plan-to-address-appendiceal-cancer-enigmas/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:50:51 EST The recommendations published in Nature Reviews Cancer are the result of a concerted focus by the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation to better understand the disease that afflicts an estimated 3,000 new patients across all age groups each year. The incidence could be higher because of the challenges accurately diagnosing the disease and identifying the tumor type, the researchers noted. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/neurologic-complications-of-flu-nearly-50-times-greater-for-children-with-underlying-neurologic-conditions/?sc=rsin /articles/neurologic-complications-of-flu-nearly-50-times-greater-for-children-with-underlying-neurologic-conditions/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:50:36 EST "Serious Neurologic Events with Seasonal Influenza in Young Children," published in Academic Pediatrics, the official journal of the Academic Pediatric Association, looked at the population-based incidence of underrecognized influenza-associated serious neurologic events in children less than 5 years of age. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vanderbilt-transplant-center-reaches-new-heights-in-2024-now-the-nation-s-third-busiest/?sc=rsin /articles/vanderbilt-transplant-center-reaches-new-heights-in-2024-now-the-nation-s-third-busiest/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:50:28 EST The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) established a new record in 2024 for solid organ transplants, performing a total of 875 lifesaving procedures among its adult and pediatric organ transplant programs. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vanderbilt-health-to-acquire-tennova-healthcare-clarksville-cardiology-practice/?sc=rsin /articles/vanderbilt-health-to-acquire-tennova-healthcare-clarksville-cardiology-practice/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:45:42 EST Leaders of Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced today an agreement to acquire Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville's cardiology practice from a subsidiary of Community Health Systems Inc. (NYSE: CYH). The acquisition, which is effective Feb. 1, is part of VUMC's ongoing efforts to provide Vanderbilt-quality cardiovascular care closer to home. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/study-shows-urine-test-for-prostate-cancer-could-be-used-at-home/?sc=rsin /articles/study-shows-urine-test-for-prostate-cancer-could-be-used-at-home/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:00:00 EST Researchers at Vanderbilt and the University of Michigan have shown that a simple at-home urine test for prostate cancer screening is highly accurate. The exciting new results, published in The Journal of Urology, build upon a prior Vanderbilt study of prostate cancer screening that required a digital rectal exam. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/inherited-gene-elevates-prostate-cancer-risk-in-affected-families/?sc=rsin /articles/inherited-gene-elevates-prostate-cancer-risk-in-affected-families/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:00:00 EST The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer, according to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in JCO Precision Oncology. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/two-day-course-teaches-hospitals-and-health-systems-how-to-address-unprofessionalism-and-unsafe-behavior5/?sc=rsin /articles/two-day-course-teaches-hospitals-and-health-systems-how-to-address-unprofessionalism-and-unsafe-behavior5/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:15:23 EST The Vanderbilt Health Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) will host a two-day, hands-on course in Nashville to equip hospital and health system leaders with strategies and tools to address unprofessionalism and create a safe, respectful and reliable environment inside their organizations. The course, "Promoting Professionalism," will address these challenges and more with real-world case studies, recent research, and practical skills and tools attendees can implement at their own institutions. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/a-new-4-hour-interactive-virtual-course-helps-health-care-leaders-navigate-complex-cases-in-professionalism/?sc=rsin /articles/a-new-4-hour-interactive-virtual-course-helps-health-care-leaders-navigate-complex-cases-in-professionalism/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:25:50 EST The Vanderbilt Health Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) will host a highly interactive four-hour virtual session, dedicated toward developing pathways that address some of these complexities, including: * Sustaining leadership engagement and/or re-engaging leadership * Non-responders with influence * Significant well-being concerns * Group/unit/departmental pushback Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vanderbilt-transplant-center-sets-world-record-for-heart-transplants-in-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/vanderbilt-transplant-center-sets-world-record-for-heart-transplants-in-2024/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:50:32 EST The Vanderbilt Transplant Center had a banner year in 2024, setting a world record by performing 174 adult and pediatric heart transplants. The number of patients whose lives were saved by Vanderbilt's heart transplant team far surpasses any previous total by an individual transplant center. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vanderbilt-university-medical-center-and-tennessee-department-of-health-launch-statewide-initiative-to-expand-dementia-care-education-for-health-care-providers/?sc=rsin /articles/vanderbilt-university-medical-center-and-tennessee-department-of-health-launch-statewide-initiative-to-expand-dementia-care-education-for-health-care-providers/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:50:31 EST Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) are addressing the urgent public health crisis of dementia in Tennessee through the launch of the Tennessee Dementia ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Program. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vumc-to-study-the-effect-of-breathing-tube-size-on-breathing-speaking-swallowing/?sc=rsin /articles/vumc-to-study-the-effect-of-breathing-tube-size-on-breathing-speaking-swallowing/?sc=rsin Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:25:52 EST Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been approved for $7 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effect of breathing tube size on breathing, speaking and swallowing after critical illness. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/surgeon-scientist-symposium-in-otolaryngology-slated-for-july-24-25-at-vanderbilt/?sc=rsin /articles/surgeon-scientist-symposium-in-otolaryngology-slated-for-july-24-25-at-vanderbilt/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:30:19 EST Vanderbilt is hosting a NIDCD-funded annual symposium for promising otolaryngology residents, fellows and junior faculty interested in becoming successful investigators. During the two-day course, invited senior faculty from around the country will host lectures, small group sessions and panels on the elements to flourish as a clinician-scientist. This conference is designed to motivate participants and provide them with the tools needed to achieve success in basic, translational and clinical research. Vanderbilt University Medical Center /articles/vanderbilt-scientists-discover-shared-genetic-foundations-between-musical-rhythm-and-human-language/?sc=rsin /articles/vanderbilt-scientists-discover-shared-genetic-foundations-between-musical-rhythm-and-human-language/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:05:48 EST In a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers have uncovered significant genetic connections between human language abilities and musical rhythm skills, providing new insights into the biological underpinnings of these fundamental human traits. Vanderbilt University Medical Center