Clinical

Bivalent booster vaccine effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization in older adults

Dec 18, 2022 at 05:46 pm by Staff

by Craig Boerner The new bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccines that began being used in September are beneficial in preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalization in person.... Read More

Point-of-Care Biosensor Rapidly Detects Oral Cancer

Dec 13, 2022 at 10:15 am by Staff

  Researchers develop a hand-held biosensor for quick, accurate clinical diagnosis of oral cancer.   Oral cancer is the 13th most common type of cancer.... Read More

Simulations Show Weak Electrical Pulses Could Treat Atrial and Ventricular Fibrillations

Dec 13, 2022 at 10:15 am by Staff

Atrial and ventricular fibrillations are dangerous heart arrhythmias that claim millions of lives each year. Current treatment for them is a high-energy defibrillati.... Read More

For Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, Fertility Care is About Reproductive Justice

Dec 12, 2022 at 07:00 pm by Staff

By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media, Kaiser Health News Teonna Woolford has always wanted six kids. Why six? “I don’t know where that number came fro.... Read More

Ukrainian surgeons visit VUMC to observe transplant protocols

Dec 12, 2022 at 12:29 am by Staff

  by Matt Batcheldor A group of doctors from Ukraine recently visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center to observe transplants and protocols as part of an initiative.... Read More

How Metastatic Cancer Causes Leaky Blood Vessels

Dec 11, 2022 at 06:05 pm by Staff

Preventing metastasis – the development of cancer cells beyond their original location – remains one of the major goals of current cancer research. Most.... Read More

Rallying Around Clinical Trial Programs

Dec 06, 2022 at 10:49 pm by LJeter

   Why it’s time to talk about paying clinical trial participants more money   By LYNNE JETER   For the last three years, clinical trials have g.... Read More

The Veltmeyer Stem Cell Therapeutic Protocol

Dec 05, 2022 at 02:26 pm by Staff

  By James D. Veltmeyer, MD   Stem cell therapy is the future of medicine.  However, why is it not revolutionizing medicine right now? Let me explain..... Read More

Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Seeks to Prevent Memory Loss

Dec 05, 2022 at 03:14 am by Staff

  Groundbreaking study seeks diverse volunteers who have been historically underrepresented in research    By Dr. Paul Newhouse  Mil.... Read More

Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start with Research

Dec 04, 2022 at 11:36 pm by Staff

  By Melba Newsome, Kaiser Health News  During a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in Morganton, North Carolina, in 2018, Herbert Buff casually menti.... Read More