http://www.mc.vanderbilt.eduNews for the Vanderbilt Medical Centerhttp://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1346http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1346Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying statins, the class of drugs long associated with lowering cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1-related deaths. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1342http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1342To address the complicated needs of Middle Tennessee's injured professional athletes and weekend warriors alike, Vanderbilt Orthopaedics has formed the Vanderbilt Center for Cartilage Repair and Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment, a center dedicated to treating cartilage disorders. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1337http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1337This week, two popular clinics move from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to new facilities at Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1339http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1339Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to lead the way in providing uncompensated care in Middle Tennessee, according to figures recently released by the Tennessee Department of Health in its most recent Joint Annual Report of Hospitals (JAR). Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1340http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1340People who would like to participate in research studies now can connect with researchers throughout the country by joining a first of its kind, on-line "matching system," ResearchMatch.org. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1335http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1335Trouble for a youth football league turned out to be the perfect opportunity to improve the strength of the bond between two very different communities: the Vanderbilt Medical School and East Nashville.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1336http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1336Vanderbilt University Medical Center officials cut the ribbon on Nov. 5 at a ceremony dedicating the new Critical Care Tower addition to Vanderbilt University Hospital.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1324http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1324Every day in the United States, as many as 40,000 intensive care patients suffer from delirium, an acute brain dysfunction. Doctors say it is a massive public health problem that most people aren't even aware of. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1312http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1312Patients at Children's Hospital don't have to miss out on Halloween, even though they can't receive candy or go trick-or-treating. The entire Nashville Predators team will join costumed hospital staffers who fill wagons with goodies such as crayons, games and stuffed animals, then go room-to-room to fill patients' Halloween bags. Earlier in the day, the hospital's Child Life and Volunteer Services teams will help patients make their own costumes, so they can dress up and join in the fun. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1323http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/news/releases.php?release=1323Students from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing are working together to conduct a flu vaccine clinic on Saturday, Oct. 31, starting at 3:30 p.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, located at 3112 Nolensville Pike.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500