Clinical

Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma

Sep 05, 2022 at 05:53 pm by Staff

By Jose R. Arias, Jr., MD According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 8.4 percent of American children have diagnosed asthma. In a concerted effor.... Read More

New protocol moves pediatric ED patients to primary care clinic

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:08 pm by Staff

by Jessica Pasley For the past two decades, hospitals have seen an uptick in the number of patients using emergency departments for non-urgent care. This practice has led to.... Read More

Blood cancer progression

Sep 05, 2022 at 04:06 pm by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan Approximately one-third of patients diagnosed with the blood disorder myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) will progress to secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAM.... Read More

High-Touch, Tech-Enabled Care Guides Resolve Barriers to Accessing Health Care for Tennessee’s Most Vulnerable Population

Sep 02, 2022 at 09:52 pm by Staff

  By Greer Myers, President, Guideway Care   In the quest to provide every Tennessee resident the opportunity to live a healthy life, it appears that despite Tenn.... Read More

Digital Health Program Drives 15 Percent Reduction in Digestive-Related Costs

Aug 30, 2022 at 09:36 am by Staff

  By Bill Snyder, CEO of Vivante Health   Digestive disorders typically rank among an organization’s top five healthcare expenses. That’s a major dire.... Read More

Study describes how E. coli co-opts cells, causes recurrent UTIs

Aug 29, 2022 at 02:12 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered why the uropathogenic bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), the leading cause of ur.... Read More

Neurologic complications common in children hospitalized with COVID

Aug 29, 2022 at 02:09 pm by Staff

By Jessica Pasley Physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have found another reason to vaccinate children against COVID-19: to help reduce the.... Read More

Unraveling the Interplay of Omicron, Reinfections, and Long Covid

Aug 28, 2022 at 06:30 pm by Staff

  By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  The latest covid-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with ca.... Read More

Rural Americans Have Difficulty Accessing a Promising Cancer Treatment

Aug 27, 2022 at 06:56 pm by Staff

  By Debby Waldman, Kaiser Health News Suzanne BeHanna initially turned down an experimental but potentially lifesaving cancer treatment. Three years ago, the new.... Read More

Are CIS Gender Protocols doing Transgender Harm?

Aug 26, 2022 at 10:00 pm by Staff

  By Charles Dudley, MPT, COMT   Protocols in medicine help us establish consistent best practices which streamlines the process for us as clinicians while a.... Read More