Clinical

A New Type of Collaboration for Scaling Value-Based Oncology Care

Aug 07, 2022 at 04:45 pm by Staff

By Robin Shah  As the son of an oncologist, I saw early on the challenges individuals and their loved ones experience when faced with a cancer diagnosis. And over.... Read More

Cognitive Rehab May Help Older Adults Clear Covid-Related Brain Fog

Aug 07, 2022 at 04:37 pm by Staff

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hour.... Read More

A California Man’s ‘Painful and Terrifying’ Road to a Monkeypox Diagnosis

Aug 07, 2022 at 04:15 pm by Staff

  By Jackie Fortiér, KPCC/LAist, Kaiser Health News  Two days after Kevin Kwong flew home to California from New York, his hands itched so badly, the p.... Read More

Embryo Screening for Mental Illness Questioned

Aug 03, 2022 at 09:52 am by Staff

  In vitro fertilization (IVF), fertilizing eggs in the laboratory, not only enables otherwise infertile couples to conceive children but, by screening embryos before im.... Read More

Study to evaluate nasal flu Vaccine for Children

Aug 02, 2022 at 09:12 am by Staff

by Craig Boerner Pediatricians with the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program are looking for healthy infants and children (6 months – 8 years of age) to take part in a n.... Read More

Early Detection and Management of Liver Disease Saves Lives and Healthcare Dollars

Aug 01, 2022 at 06:45 pm by Staff

By Jon Gingrich, CEO, Echosens North America Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an asymptomatic disease which is related to a build-up of extra fat in liver cell.... Read More

What the Polio Case in New York Tells Us About the End of Polio

Aug 01, 2022 at 11:22 am by Staff

By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News  No one studying polio knew more than Albert Sabin, the Polish-American scientist whose vaccine against the crippling disease ha.... Read More

Increase seen in children ingesting THC-infused edibles

Aug 01, 2022 at 10:54 am by Staff

by Jessica Pasley What was once a random emergency room encounter is becoming more common — young children requiring treatment after ingesting THC-infused products. Ed.... Read More

Study reveals need for matching targeted therapies with EGFR subtypes

Aug 01, 2022 at 10:49 am by Staff

by Tom Wilemon New research from Vanderbilt investigators suggests that clinicians should take a deeper dive into distinguishing EGFR mutations when prescribing targeted ther.... Read More

Lung Cancer is Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths in Tennessee, Yet Survey Reveals Most Americans Not Concerned About Getting Disease

Aug 01, 2022 at 12:15 am by Staff

  Lung Association releases data that examines people’s knowledge about the disease on World Lung Cancer Day   NASHVILLE – Here in Tennessee and.... Read More