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5 Myths About Water Births
April 1, 2011
Are water births easier? Will your baby drown during childbirth? Get the real facts about water births to decide if it’s the right labor method for you. If you’ve ever considered a water birth, in which you experience either labor and delivery or just labor in a tub of warm water, read on. Giving birth…
Vanderbilt nurses train in virtual world
March 21, 2011
Some of the top nurses at Vanderbilt University have been playing around with their alter-ego avatars in a website virtual world, but this is no computer game. It is a future place for medicine. The avatars allow nurse practitioners and patients to interact on the computer screen. They also make it possible for nursing professors…
Your world … and welcome to it
March 18, 2011
When it comes to losing weight or making healthy challenges, the world at large is not your friend. Jamie Pope, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., instructor of Nutrition at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, knows this all too well. “Most people are very aware of what they should do, or even what they need to do,”…
Exercise can curb marijuana use and cravings
March 4, 2011
Vanderbilt researchers are studying heavy users of marijuana to help understand what exercise does for the brain, contributing to a field of research that uses exercise as a modality for prevention and treatment. Participants saw a significant decrease in their cravings and daily use after just a few sessions of running on the treadmill, according…
Support needed to help nurses tackle substance abuse
February 24, 2011
An estimated 10 percent to 20 percent of nurses and nursing students in the United States may have substance abuse, misuse, dependency or addiction problems. The key to tackling this difficult issue — and protecting public safety — is support and treatment rather than punishment, according to a recent paper in the Journal of Clinical…
Improving heart patients’ outcomes goal of nursing study
February 9, 2011
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in a multi-site, national study to identify the role nurses play in improving outcomes among heart failure patients. “Heart failure is being recognized as a huge issue in elderly and middle-aged people, and it has a profound effect on the ability to function and handle daily activities. It requires…
Year in review 2010: Additions, promotions bolster leadership team
December 21, 2010
12/16/2010 – Jill Austin, MBA, chief marketing officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was named assistant vice chancellor for Strategic Marketing and chief marketing officer in July. Since assuming responsibility for all marketing functions at VUMC last summer, Austin and her team have continued to build upon Vanderbilt’s position as the preferred health care provider in…
Year in review 2010: A year of achievements, discoveries
December 21, 2010
12/16/2010 – Editor’s note — the following is a chronological roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2010. Program in Drug Discovery A $10 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health in March established Vanderbilt’s Program in Drug Discovery as a National Cooperative Drug Discovery and Development Group…
VUMC prepared to thrive in era of health reform
December 15, 2010
BY: PAUL GOVERN Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., discusses health reform at Tuesday’s Leadership Assembly in Langford Auditorium. (photo by Anne Rayner) 12/09/2010 – Going forward, the federal government’s efforts to reduce the nation’s budget deficit will likely spell a decline in reimbursement rates for health care services. This is at least what the nation’s savvy health…
New therapy for addicted pregnant women promising
December 9, 2010
12/09/2010 – Babies born into the world addicted to drugs because of their mother’s dependence on pain medication, or opioids, may be weaned off the substance more comfortably, with a shorter hospital stay and at a reduced cost, if the mother receives a new treatment option during pregnancy.
