An orange alert was called at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center yesterday after a power outage produced an unexpected steam shortage at two hospitals.

Since its launch by an alumna six months ago, a program that helps single mothers complete their higher education degrees has already helped eight women in the metro Nashville area, including four Van

It seems as though flu season has skipped the Vanderbilt campus.

Students for Kenya held a screening of “Sons of Lwala,” a documentary exposing conditions in Lwala and shedding light on the efforts of two Vanderbilt medical students.

The nutritional calculator on the Dining Services' Web site remains under construction due to Dining's summer menu transformation, which added hundreds of new recipes to Rand's and the Commons' meal options.

Vanderbilt students need to get healthier, indicates a nutrition study conducted by School of Nursing Lecturer Jamie Pope in her nutrition class.

According to the study, Vanderbilt students are low in fiber and aren't eating enough servings of fruits and vegetables. Vanderbilt females are low in both calcium and iron.

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Director Pat Levitt, Ph.D., is stepping down after six years to pursue other opportunities,

WASHINGTON (AP)—People who have the AIDS virus should start drug treatments sooner than current guidelines recommend, suggests a large new study that could change the care of hundreds of thousands of Americans.

As the financial crisis worsens, Vanderbilt Medical Center anticipates an increase in "charity care" as citizens' access to healthcare decreases.

When speaking about children's health at the Childhood Obesity Forum on Wednesday, Tennessee Commissioner of Tennessee Department of Health Susan Cooper announced that "nothing is more important than (the problem) we are facing today."