Clinical

Study Reveals Staggering Toll of Being Black in America: 1.6M Excess Deaths Over 22 Years

May 16, 2023 at 11:37 am by Staff

  By Liz Szabo, KFF Health News    Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than white people. Now a new study, publ.... Read More

Study: Palliative Care Provided at Point of Oncology Surgery Does Not Improve Patient Outcomes

May 16, 2023 at 12:27 am by Staff

  One of the most important advances in palliative care in oncology over the past 15 years has been the recognition that palliative care specialists can improve cancer p.... Read More

Caldolor® Now FDA Approved for Treatment of Fever & Pain in Infants

May 15, 2023 at 04:35 pm by Staff

    Caldolor® is the only injectable non-opioid approved for treating pain in infants   NASHVILLE – Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NAS.... Read More

FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Agitation Symptoms Associated with Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease

May 15, 2023 at 01:23 am by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the supplemental approval of Rexulti (brexpiprazole) oral tablets for the treatment of agitation associated with.... Read More

Genomic analysis of SCLC tumors reveals subtypes, offers cues toward personalized treatments

May 15, 2023 at 01:18 am by Staff

by Tom Wilemon The largest genomic analysis ever conducted of small cell lung cancer tumors (SCLC) has identified genetic subtypes and provided insights into the mechanisms o.... Read More

Procedure uses patient’s own growth to treat scoliosis

May 15, 2023 at 12:37 am by Staff

by Jessica Pasley Each year, nearly 200 patients receive surgical treatment for scoliosis, or a curvature of the spine, at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vand.... Read More

Diabetes Drugs Associated with Fewer Adverse Cardiac Events in Older Veterans: Study

May 09, 2023 at 11:56 am by Staff

  GLP1 receptor agonists — a class of diabetes medications — are associated with fewer major adverse cardiovascular events than another type of diabetes drug.... Read More

VUMC to coordinate national effort to reduce ARDS, pneumonia, sepsis

May 08, 2023 at 06:12 pm by Staff

by Bill Snyder Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a six-year, $31.6 million federal grant to lead a national effort to better understand acute respiratory dist.... Read More

Tracking lung macrophages

May 08, 2023 at 06:07 pm by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan Pulmonary macrophages are a heterogeneous population of immune cells that patrol the lungs, ingesting particulates and microbes, and activating inflammatio.... Read More

Better adenoma detection

May 08, 2023 at 05:59 pm by Staff

by Sarah E. Glass Detecting adenomas by colonoscopy remains one of the main preventative measures for colorectal cancer (CRC). Unfortunately, using white-light colonosco.... Read More