Clinical

CDC: Chronic sleep deficiency increases insulin resistance in women, especially postmenopausal women

Nov 19, 2023 at 12:33 am by Staff

Findings highlight insufficient sleep as a modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes   Chronic insufficient sleep can increase insulin resistance in otherwise healthy.... Read More
Business/Tech

Future of AI in medicine is bright, but rigorous validation needed

Nov 18, 2023 at 11:14 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the practice of medicine but, like any other new tool or method, it needs to be rigorousl.... Read More
Clinical

Study finds many patients don’t seek more health services after receiving genetic screening results

Nov 18, 2023 at 10:16 pm by Staff

By Paul Govern If you sequence the DNA of adult research participants with respect to pathologic variants that, if found, could be expected to prompt diagnostic tests and per.... Read More
Profiles

Ebony Thomas, Jessica Benshoff receive Medical Assistant of the Year awards

Nov 18, 2023 at 10:13 pm by Staff

  By Matt Batcheldor   Vanderbilt University Medical Center has announced two recipients of the Medical Assistant of the Year awards for 2023. Ebony Thomas recei.... Read More
Clinical

Nasty microbe H. pylori has Achilles’ heel

Nov 18, 2023 at 10:09 pm by Staff

By Paul Govern The bacterium Helicobacter pylori infects the stomachs of half the world’s population. Infection can be asymptomatic in many people, but it can also lead.... Read More
Profiles

Vanderbilt’s Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute

Nov 18, 2023 at 10:08 pm by Staff

  Dr. Jane Freedman Named Interim Chair for Dept. of Medicine   by John Howser Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair o.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Tumor antigens key to improving cancer immunotherapy: study

Nov 18, 2023 at 10:05 pm by Staff

By Bill Snyder Just as the body’s immune system can fight off infection, it can be a powerful weapon against cancer. Harnessing and fine-tuning that weapon, however, wi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Study validates use of VUMC suicide risk model in Navy primary care

Nov 18, 2023 at 10:01 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern Automated suicide risk prediction models operating on electronic health records could help clinical teams efficiently identify patients for face-to-face suicid.... Read More
Profiles

Keith Obstein receives inaugural Brock Family Center Innovator of the Year Award

Nov 18, 2023 at 09:58 pm by Staff

  By Jill Clendening   Keith Obstein, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt.... Read More
Business/Tech

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: What Healthcare Practitioners Need to Know

Nov 18, 2023 at 08:35 pm by Staff

Julie Brightwell, JD, RN, Director, Healthcare Systems Patient Safety, The Doctors Company   According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s dise.... Read More