Employer Insights Blog

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VUMC Performs Pioneering Lung-Liver Transplant

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently performed its first combined lung and liver transplant. Connie Rankin of Memphis, Tennessee, received the transplant, which involved dozens of specialists, including transplant teams for both organs. 

How to Help Middle Tennessee Tornado Victims

On Saturday, Dec. 9, 13 tornadoes ripped through middle Tennessee, carving a path of destruction through Nashville and surrounding areas. Here are some ways to assist families in need in Madison, Hendersonville, Gallatin and Clarksville and other communities.

'Wild to Mild': How Flu Shots Work

William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explains how the flu shot works to prevent serious and even life-threatening cases of the flu.