Clinical

Something to Smile About

Jun 07, 2017 at 10:37 am by Staff

Pinhole Surgical Technique Redefining Receding Gum Treatment Receding gum lines can damage more than self-esteem, but a procedure now available in Nashville is offering hope t.... Read More

'Sun Screen'

Jun 07, 2017 at 09:21 am by Staff

UVA, UVB, Vitamin D & Total Body Screens Summer in the South has finally arrived, which means plenty of high temperatures and beaming sunshine. It also means patients nee.... Read More

Fighting Breast Cancer with New Research, New Tools

May 08, 2017 at 02:39 pm by Staff

Although many more will die from heart disease and lung cancer, breast cancer remains the most feared diagnosis for many women. The bad news is it is the most common cancer am.... Read More

ONcology Rounds

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

Vanderbilt Researcher Lands SU2C Grant John T. Wilson, PhD, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.... Read More

SMILE: New 3D Minimally Invasive Surgery for Myopia Makes Statewide Debut

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

On April 21, 2017, the first SMILE procedure in the state was performed in Nashville at Wang Vision 3D Cataract & LASIK Center. The new procedure to treat myopia represent.... Read More

New Take on an Old Disease

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

Saint Thomas Takes Multidisciplinary Approach to Lung Cancer The Saint Thomas Lung Cancer and Thoracic Center is redefining the treatment of lung cancer. Their multidisciplin.... Read More

Prevent, Detect & Treat

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

Prevention, early detection and treatment: Those are the three pillars guiding cancer research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center where Pierre Massion, MD, who holds the Corne.... Read More

Personalized Medicine & Lung Cancer

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

Lung cancer is no longer an automatic death sentence thanks in part to work being done in Nashville, including studies at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, the research arm of.... Read More

Linking Primary Care & Behavioral Health

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

Centerstone Takes a Whole-Person Approach As healthcare increasingly sheds its silos, the concept of integrated care has gained rapid popularity. After all, most providers re.... Read More

Study Highlights Higher Death Rate for Young People Experiencing an Incident Episode of Psychosis

May 08, 2017 at 10:26 am by Staff

A study published last month in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin found the death rate in young people during the year following a first episode psychosis incidence was much.... Read More