Clinical

News of Note in Orthopaedics & Pain Management

Sep 10, 2021 at 03:12 pm by Staff

New providers, clinics and services are bringing more options for pain relief and orthopaedic care to Middle Tennesseans. Mid-Tennessee Bone & Joint Welcomes Pharr Mid-Ten.... Read More

Vanderbilt Podcast: Y'all Means All: Giving Everyone the Chance to Be Healthy

Sep 08, 2021 at 04:39 pm by Staff

The latest episode of the second season of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's original podcast series, Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action, is titled "Y'all Means.... Read More

Three Tennessee Congressional Districts Among Those Where Black Americans are Most Impacted by Alzheimer's Disease

Aug 05, 2021 at 01:31 pm by Staff

New data brief shows TN-4, TN-7, and TN-8 have among highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Black Americans in nation Three congressional distri.... Read More

AACR Establishes New Cancer Evolution Working Group

Jul 28, 2021 at 04:33 pm by Staff

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced the formation of its seventh and newest scientific working group, which will be dedicated to supporting cancer ev.... Read More

Global Dementia Cases Forecasted To Triple By 2050

Jul 28, 2021 at 02:43 pm by Staff

Positive trends in global education access are expected to decrease dementia prevalence worldwide by 6.2 million cases by the year 2050. Meanwhile, anticipated trends in smoki.... Read More

Blackburn, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Protect Access to Breast Cancer Screenings

Jul 28, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act of 2021, a bill to preserve.... Read More

Alzheimer's Association Welcomes CMS Announcement of National Coverage Determination Analysis on Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Jul 15, 2021 at 09:39 am by Staff

On behalf of all those living with Alzheimer's disease, their caregivers, and their families, we appreciate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) thoughtful c.... Read More

Expanding Evidence-Based Care for Dementia

Jul 13, 2021 at 02:24 pm by Staff

Alzheimer's Association Creates Training, Certification Program The Alzheimer's Association recently launched a new training program with certification exam to advance the de.... Read More

Patient of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt First in World to Receive New Investigational Gene Editing Therapy

Jul 12, 2021 at 04:28 pm by Staff

A 9-year-old patient of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is the first in the world to receive an investigational gene editing therapy for Methylmalonic Acid.... Read More

VUMC Joins National Effort to Improve Disease Prediction in Diverse Populations

Jul 12, 2021 at 04:25 pm by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will participate in a new federal initiative aimed at improving the use of polygenic risk scores (PRS) to predict complex diseases in dive.... Read More