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A new urine test that measures 18 genes associated with #prostatecancer provides higher accuracy for detecting clinically significant cancers than PSA & other biomarker tests, according to a recent JAMA Oncology study.
Jeff Tosoian, MD, MPH is first author of the study.
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Join us for an insightful seminar on informatics entrepreneurship with Dr. Daniel Fabbri on April 30! 🌟 This will be an in-person only event. #informatics #innovation
Today at the The Festival of Genomics & Biodata: how to build world-class datasets through genomic initiatives, w/ Brad Malin (of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and an AllofUsResearch committee co-chair) + Vasiliki N Rahimzadeh, PhD (of BCM Ethics & Policy BCMHouston and a GA4GH #REWS contributor) + our very own Angela Herring Page. #FOGBoston 🧬
Wishing our incredible DBMI Admin staff a 🎉Happy #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay !🎉
Thank you for all you do to help our #informatics programs run smoothly! #AdminProfessionalsDay Vanderbilt Health Vanderbilt University Medical Center Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Congratulations to my phenomenal mentors, world-known epidemiologists Dr. Wei Zheng Wei Zheng and Dr. Xiao-Ou Shu Xiao Shu for becoming AAAS fellows! VUMC Epidemiology VUMC Department of Medicine
Save the Date! Pls join us Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center #Stemcell Transplant #Cellulartherapy Symposium with a fantastic group of speakers! Adetola Kassim Muhamed Baljević, MD, FACP Somedeb Ball Bhagirath Dholaria, MD Eden Biltibo Ashwin Kishtagari, MD Carrie Kitko, MD (she/her) Ola Oluwole #cancer #CancerResearch
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Don't miss hearing our very own Dr. Chetkovich present at the AUPN Fall Chairs Session! Here he explains how our #neruology department at VUMC mobilize and retain our APPs in clinic.
Peter J. Embí, M.D. (Peter Embí, MD, MS), chair of DBMI at Vanderbilt University and senior vice president for Research and Innovation, discusses the ethics of AI in health care, including the challenges raised by implementing AI solutions in health care settings.
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It's National Pediatric Transplant Week and we are focused on ending the pediatric transplant waiting list & honoring pediatric donors & their families 💙💚 Thank you to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) American Society of Transplantation (AST) ASTS Transplant Families for their partnership in #KidsTransplantWeek ! 💗
New program establishes eVisit protocol using asynchronous messaging that may address the concern or lead to a more in-depth telehealth or in-person appointment.
Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG VUMC Department of Medicine
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Congratulations to my phenomenal mentors Andreas Baumler and Dr. Renee Tsolis for becoming AAAS fellows!! Always great to see amazing scientists who are also the best people being recognized for their contribution to science. 🍾🎉🎊
VUMC is four-time American Association for Men in Nursing award winner as Best Workplaces for Men in Nursing workplace for men in nursing, in recognition of its efforts to create an inclusive workplace for men in the profession.
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Excited to share our latest study published in Blood Advances on Clonal Hematopoiesis and Inflammation in the VasculaturE (CHIVE): a prospective, longitudinal cohort and biorepository at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
➡️ In this preliminary dataset, we've enrolled 181 CH/CCUS pts. Key…
A new Q&A Video series with AAPM&R President D.J. Kennedy, MD is out now!
Check out part 1 where he and Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board President Alpha Anders, MD, discuss Dr. Kennedy’s start and entry in the field of physiatry!
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Today @ news.vumc.org
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... and much more
Infectious diseases researcher H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, of VUMC ID Division has been appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Insights @ VUMC VUMC Department of Medicine
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Community training model for doulas, developed by Rolanda Lister, M.D., can help reduce racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.
VUMC Ob-Gyn Rolanda Lister
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