Grant to advance prevention of hospital-acquired blood clots

Nov 11, 2023 at 07:07 pm by Staff

By Paul Govern With the aid of a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vanderbilt.... Read More

After 40 years, genetics still surprises VUMC’s Nancy Cox

Nov 11, 2023 at 06:57 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder   As she looks back on her 40-plus year career, what surprises Nancy Cox, PhD, an internationally known geneticist at Vanderbilt University Medic.... Read More

Dandan Liu to lead the Association of Clinical and Translational Statisticians

Nov 11, 2023 at 06:52 pm by Staff

  By Paul Govern   Dandan Liu, PhD, associate professor of Biostatistics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been elected president of the Association of.... Read More

Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists

Nov 11, 2023 at 06:41 pm by Staff

    By Judith Graham, KFF Health News    Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United States to be credential.... Read More

Underdiagnosed and Undertreated, Young Black Males With ADHD Get Left Behind

Nov 11, 2023 at 06:06 pm by Staff

  By Claire Sibonney, KFF Health News   As a kid, Wesley Jackson Wade should have been set up to succeed. His father was a novelist and corporate sales direc.... Read More

U.S. to Cover HIV Prevention Drugs for Older Americans to Stem Spread of the Virus

Nov 11, 2023 at 05:49 pm by Staff

  By Michael Scaturro, KFF Health News A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the l.... Read More

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center awarded ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group for thirteenth consecutive grading period

Nov 11, 2023 at 05:30 pm by Staff

NASHVILLE — TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for Fall 2023, marking the thirteenth co.... Read More

TriStar Centennial Medical Center Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

Nov 11, 2023 at 05:28 pm by Staff

NASHVILLE – TriStar Centennial Medical Center received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for Fall 2023, marking the 12thcon.... Read More

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Nov 11, 2023 at 05:24 pm by Staff

    NASHVILLE - Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CPIX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that its product portfolio of FDA-approved bran.... Read More

Dickson County Higher Education Center Announced for Dickson and Surrounding Communities

Nov 11, 2023 at 05:07 pm by Staff

  Tennessee College of Applied Technologies (TCAT) Dickson, Nashville State Community College, TriStar Horizon Medical Center, and The Jackson Foundation are announcing.... Read More