Clinical

Clearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia

Oct 15, 2022 at 07:15 pm by pjeter

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News   During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributi.... Read More

Dispensing Sample Medications: Patient Safety Strategies

Oct 15, 2022 at 11:38 am by Staff

  By Debra Kane Hill, MBA, RN     Dispensing free sample medications to patients is commonplace in medical and dental offices. With safeguards in place, it.... Read More

Nashville Woman Fights Breast Cancer while Expecting her First Baby Girl

Oct 13, 2022 at 10:57 pm by Staff

In April 2021, Grammy-nominated Christian artist, Alexis Butcher was hit with a whirlwind of emotions. Alexis found out she was expecting a baby girl a few weeks before she wa.... Read More

New Generation of Weight Loss Medications Offer Promise — But at a Price

Oct 13, 2022 at 10:39 pm by Staff

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  Excitement is building about a new generation of drugs that tout the ability to help adults with excess weight shed more pound.... Read More

BMI: The Mismeasure of Weight and the Mistreatment of Obesity

Oct 13, 2022 at 10:20 pm by Staff

    By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News    People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health.... Read More

Wet-to-Dry Dressings: The “Best” Wound Dressing?

Oct 09, 2022 at 08:53 pm by Staff

  Dr. Nilma Elias Santiago   Let’s begin with the following questions: Is wet-to-dry the best choice of dressing to facilitate moist wound healing? Sho.... Read More

Cultivating a Culture of Safety in Healthcare: Four Experts Tell Us Their Stories

Oct 09, 2022 at 07:38 pm by Staff

  By David L. Feldman, MD   Despite more than 20 years of focus on patient safety, many hospitals and healthcare professionals still struggle to create an environ.... Read More

Where the Gut and the Brain Connect: How to Drive Awareness of Gut-Brain Axis Disorders

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:30 pm by Staff

By Alex Martinez In recent years, understanding of the importance of the microbial community in our gastrointestinal (GI) tract, or gut microbiome, to human health has expone.... Read More

VWCH adds epilepsy monitoring unit, onsite neurologist

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:14 pm by Staff

by Craig Boerner Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) has added an epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU), with a neurologist onsite seeing patients in the hospital. The announc.... Read More

Patient journeys from South Africa for lung transplant

Oct 01, 2022 at 03:15 pm by Staff

  by Matt Batcheldor Mervyn Joseph knew in March when his health was rapidly deteriorating despite being treated with medication, to quickly seek lung transplant or he.... Read More