Is exposure to loud noise, concerts and your favorite mp 3 player harmful to your child's hearing? While the exact cause is unknown, a study by Vanderbilt and Harvard researchers shows the number of young people suffering from a hearing loss is increasing at an alarming rate. Find out more about this Journal of the American Medical Association study in this VUCast Extra.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's medical students get real life experience working with an uninsured diabetic patient at their Shade Tree Clinic.
It was a small cut that could end a dream for a young violinist. A knife cut to his hand might affect his ability to ever use his fingers again. But a doctor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, using a radical plan, helped the boy return to a normal life and playing the violin. Barb Cramer has the story.
Watch songwriter Dylan's Altman as he performs for patients at Vanderbilt Medical Center as part of their Musicians on Call program. Altman wrote the hit song, "Watch The Wind Blow By," on the Tim McGraw album "Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors!" Musicians on Call volunteer to bring the magic of music to the bedsides of patients. Barb Cramer has the story in this Vanderbilt video news release.
A joint venture between Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Nashville, Tennessee, public school system, has helped launch an innovative, one-of-a-kind program that helps high school students step onto a college campus with advanced math and science training free-of-charge. Barb Cramer has the story in this Vanderbilt video news release.
A video news release produced by Barb Cramer about a new type of corrective lens that may help repair some side effects from Lasik surgery and help the patients see more clearly.
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