CURRENT ISSUE  •  FEB. 5, 2010

Balser outlines fresh look at VUMC’s pillars

In his address last week to faculty of Vanderbilt University Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, suggested updates and modifications to the narrative statements for the five pillars of activity that more sharply define the Medical Center's path for the coming years. MORE >>

Study may lead to new drugs to combat sleeping sickness

Vanderbilt University researchers and their colleagues have determined the structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of Trypanosoma brucei, the protozoan parasite that causes African sleeping sickness. MORE >>

Acetaminophen aids kidneys after muscle injury

Severe muscle injuries — such as those suffered by victims of earthquakes, car accidents and explosions — can cause life-threatening kidney damage. MORE >>

‘Wizard’ ready to work its magic on referring physicians

This week, providers and clinical staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center began accessing a new communication tool that allows them to easily send their clinic notes, discharge summaries, operative notes and medicine lists to a patient's referring providers. MORE >>

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