Monthly Archives: February 2018
When their native Puerto Rico was devastated by hurricanes, these VUMC resident physicians stepped up
“VUMC Voice”: “We heard reports about what happened after the hurricanes — people losing homes, people leaving the island because they didn’t have anything, people still being sheltered because they didn’t have electricity — we got together and decid… Continue reading
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VUMC employees can get discounts on “Wicked,” Alvin Alley Dance Theater, “Inherit the Wind,” more
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“Survey Sparks” newsletters on ligature risk and medication management are now available
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for VUMC’s upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter “Survey Sparks” will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. Continue reading
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Nominations open for 2018 Nursing Awards; deadline is tomorrow
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Photo exhibit of service dogs closes soon at Kennedy Center
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Study tracks therapy to slow idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Investigators in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care have launched a pilot study to see if patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can tolerate the addition of a commonly used antiviral drug to standard IPF treatments. Continue reading
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Leader impact series installment to be Feb. 13
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Medical-Surgical Nursing Review Course set for Feb. 22-23
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TLR7 Agonist Increases Responses Of HBV-Specific T Cells And Natural Killer Cells In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Treated With Nucleos(T)Ide Analogues
The oral TLR7 agonist GS-9620 has anti-viral effects in woodchuck and chimpanzee models of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We investigated in a clinical trial the capacity of this agent to reconstitute protective immunity in patients with ch… Continue reading
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Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA From Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas Associate With Survival Times of Patients and Accumulate as Tumors Progress
Somatic mutations have been found in the mitochondria in different types of cancer cells, but it is not clear whether these affect tumorigenesis or tumor progression. We analyzed mitochondrial genomes of 268 early-stage, resected pancreatic ductal aden… Continue reading
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