Now Trending in Healthcare Marketing: Transparency

Mar 03, 2016 at 05:14 pm by Staff

Once upon a time, healthcare marketing meant newsletters and tri-fold brochures, tabletop displays and company health fairs. As the business of healthcare has evolved, so has.... Read More

The Do’s and Don’ts of Hospital Marketing

Mar 03, 2016 at 05:09 pm by Staff

Medical News tapped into the expertise of three leading healthcare marketing pros to ask about some of the do’s and don’ts of hospital marketing. What's the worst thing you've.... Read More

Zika Virus – The New Chikungunya

Mar 03, 2016 at 04:57 pm by Staff

West Nile, Chikungunya, Zika – exotic names that have become all too familiar in the United States over the last couple of decades.State Epidemiologist Timothy F. Jones, MD, n.... Read More

New Option for Advanced Melanoma

Mar 03, 2016 at 04:18 pm by Staff

“Melanoma really had very little to offer for treatment until 2011,” stated Igor Puzanov, MD, MSCI, FACP, director of Melanoma Clinical Research for Vanderbilt University Medi.... Read More

More than Medicine

Mar 03, 2016 at 04:14 pm by Staff

Medical oncologist Mia Levy, MD, PhD, is a statistical anomaly. As director of Cancer Clinical Informatics for the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Levy brings a unique skill.... Read More

Vanderbilt Investigators Identify Lung Cancer Culprit

Mar 03, 2016 at 04:10 pm by Staff

Vanderbilt University investigators have found a microRNA functions as an oncogene to drive the development of lung cancer. The microRNA, known as miR-31, is expressed at high.... Read More

ONcology Rounds

Mar 03, 2016 at 04:05 pm by Staff

Band Against CancerSuperstar Martina McBride recently announced the launch of a national tour to benefit several cancer support agencies. Sarah Cannon, in partnership with McB.... Read More

Innovative Immunotherapy Trial Targets Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Mar 03, 2016 at 03:58 pm by Staff

A new Phase I-II clinical trial sponsored by Kite Pharma, Inc. hopes to show an effective way to treat refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma from within. The study utiliz.... Read More

E for Empowerment, Empathy, Excellence

Mar 03, 2016 at 03:38 pm by Staff

A veteran hospital executive, Tom Weiss was drawn to his current position leading Nashville-based e+CancerCare by the opportunity to be involved in a field that impacts everyo.... Read More

Blackledge joins Neighborhood Health as Dental Director

Mar 03, 2016 at 03:23 pm by Staff

Michele N. Blackledge, DDS, has joined Neighborhood Health as dental director. Previously, she served as managing clinical director of Aspen Dental in Gallatin. Other prior ex.... Read More