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NASHVILLE — A powerful surge in construction is reshaping the physical character and economy of this 236-year-old river city, and fueling a deepening public conversation about essential civic values that many residents worry could be lost.

When Dr. John Huff was in medical school in the 1970s there were two wards he liked the least: the burn ward and the breast cancer ward. It’s not hard to imagine why the patients suffering from extreme burns were so upsetting, but thanks to today’s current awareness, Huff’s experience with breast cancer patients back then is truly a thing of the past.

Vanderbilt’s Lucy Spalluto, M.D., assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was recently named to receive a 2015 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grant from the American Medical Association Women Physicians Section. The grants are awarded by the American Medical Association (AMA) to research programs focusing on advancing the study of women in the medical profession and strengthening the AMA’s ability to address the issues affecting women physicians and medical students.

CHICAGO – In conjunction with Women in Medicine Month, the American Medical Association (AMA)'s Women Physicians Section along with the AMA Foundation today announced the winners of the

Two leaders in imaging science at Vanderbilt University are among 37 recipients of the 2015 Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy of Radiology Research (ARR), academy officials announced last week.