Clinical

AMA Urges Tech Giants to Combat Vaccine Misinformation

Apr 10, 2019 at 04:26 pm by Staff

As some technology companies have announced steps to combat the spread of vaccine misinformation, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a letter to the CEOs of six of.... Read More

Vanderbilt-led Research Team "Sprints" to Stop Zika Virus

Apr 10, 2019 at 12:02 am by Staff

In January scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and colleagues in Boston, Seattle and St. Louis were given an audacious goal to develop -- in 90 days -- a.... Read More

UnitedHealthcare and the AMA Collaborate to Understand and Address Social Barriers Preventing People's Access to Better Health

Apr 09, 2019 at 12:27 pm by Staff

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, and the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new collaboration that will better identify and addressehr (.... Read More

New Study Reveals Drastic Income And Health Differences Between Hospital Outpatients And Ambulatory Surgical Center Patients

Apr 09, 2019 at 12:02 am by Staff

A new study from the American Hospital Association (AHA) reveals that Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) clinic are more likely to b.... Read More

When Every Minute Matters

Mar 13, 2019 at 07:00 pm by Staff

Updates in Trauma Care According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, trauma is the leading cause of death in the first half of life spanning ages 1-44. Nationwi.... Read More

Small Towns, Big Fight for Continued Access to Care

Mar 13, 2019 at 06:04 pm by Staff

Rural Hospitals Face Death by a Thousand Cuts More than 60 million Americans - nearly one in five residents - live in rural communities. While these small towns and wide swat.... Read More

Being Responsive to First Responders

Mar 13, 2019 at 04:14 pm by Staff

Program Focuses on Resiliency in the Face of Trauma "Firemen, policemen, and EMTs - they all unfortunately experience more trauma in a month than most people do in their life,.... Read More

Violence in U.S. Emergency Departments on the Rise

Mar 13, 2019 at 11:41 am by Staff

ACEP Survey Highlights Growing Risk By their very nature, emergency departments are high-stakes settings filled with vulnerable patients and frightened families. Increasing.... Read More

Education through Innovation

Mar 13, 2019 at 11:30 am by Staff

VUSN Makes $23.6M Investment in Technology, Training A $23.6 million investment has made Vanderbilt University School of Nursing one of the most innovative and high-tech nur.... Read More

Addressing the GAPs in Alzheimer's Trials, Treatment

Mar 12, 2019 at 02:28 pm by Staff

The Global Alzheimer's Platform (GAP) Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving Alzheimer's clinical trials in the quest of a cure, has just wrapped the GAP-NET Site.... Read More