Department of Medicine Announces 2023 NRMP Match Results
March 17, 2023
The Department of Medicine is excited to announce the results of the 2023 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match.
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Study evaluates polygenic risk score for prostate cancer risk prediction
March 16, 2023
A prostate cancer polygenic risk score (PRS) has limited utility for enhancing prostate cancer screening, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Eng stresses need for clinical trial support at cancer forum
March 16, 2023
Cathy Eng, MD, the David H.
Study finds RSV may evade vaccines via rapid mutation
March 13, 2023
For most people, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is about as dangerous as the common cold. But for children younger than 6 months old, and for people whose immune defenses have been weakened by age, disease, chemotherapy or transplantation, RSV can be fatal.
VUMC joins group to accelerate implementation of research findings to improve patient outcomes
March 02, 2023
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is naming Vanderbilt University Medical Center to a select group of health systems nationwide brought together to accelerate the implementation of medical research results that will improve patient outcomes.
Global study tracks brain infection in people with HIV
March 02, 2023
Cryptococcal meningitis, or CM, is a potentially fatal fungal infection of the brain and spinal fluid. It can develop after breathing in the spores of Cryptococcus fungi, which are found around the world. The infection is seen most often in people who are immunocompromised.
2022 another strong year for Vanderbilt Transplant Center
February 27, 2023
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center has emerged over the past five years as an international leader in solid organ transplantation.
Study sheds new light on hormone therapy as menopause treatment
February 27, 2023
Kathryn Lindley, MD, director of the Women’s Heart Center at VUMC is senior author of a new review of medical literature just published in the journal Circulation, “Rethinking Menopausal Hormone Therapy: For Whom, What, When and How Long?” Dr.
Study finds chronically disrupted sleep may increase risk for heart disease
February 18, 2023
Sleep irregularity — chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night — may increase the risk for atherosclerosis, according to a study led by Kelsie Full, PhD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Tindle authors NCI guidance on treatment of cancer patient who smoke
February 18, 2023
The new Tobacco Control Monograph from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has key contributions from Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, the William Anderson Spickard Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine, and associate professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.