Science and Medicine

Breakthrough blood test offered at VUMC

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is now the only institution in Tennessee with access to the Corus CAD, a new blood test that can predict if a patient is at high risk for heart disease.

Blood test at VUMC

02/14/10 - 10:00PM
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Vanderbilt Hospital goes green

After nearly two years in the works, the Vanderbilt University Hospital has successfully installed a recycling system after overcoming inhibiting space constraints.

Vanderbilt Medical Center

02/07/10 - 7:37PM
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Engineering depts. move to Music Row

Vanderbilt engineers who build counter-sniper systems and test plans for predicting the survival of electronics in radiation environments have moved to a new location on Music Row.

01/13/10 - 2:01PM
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VUMC opens new DNA databank

After years of collecting genetic information, doctors and researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center last month opened BioVU, a massive DNA databank in the Eskind Biomedical Library.

01/12/10 - 8:47PM
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VUMC celebrates completion of $169 million tower

Vanderbilt University Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to mark the opening of its latest addition: a $169 million Critical Care To

CCT Opening

11/05/09 - 8:22PM
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H1N1 vaccine arrives at VUMC

The H1N1 vaccine has come to Vanderbilt, but it’s not for students, yet.

H1N1 virus

10/08/09 - 7:06PM
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No abundance of body bags at VUMC

Admission to Vanderbilt is competitive, even among the dead.

10/04/09 - 9:36PM
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Vanderbilt senior develops faster form of chemo

Cancer may never have a cure, but one senior has made sure its treatment can be more efficient.

Ralph Passarella

09/24/09 - 7:13PM
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PODCAST: Dr. Louise Hanson talks about H1N1 testing

Dr. Louise Hanson, director of student health services, explains where H1N1 confirmation and influenza-like illness numbers come from and why they may not give an accurate picture of what is occurring in a community.

08/31/09 - 5:29PM

VUMC testing center for H1N1 vaccine

The Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of eight locations in the country participating in early trials of the H1N1 influenza vaccine.

08/27/09 - 5:23PM
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