Trial seeks to expand therapies for biliary cancers

Feb 27, 2023 at 03:45 pm by Staff

by Tom Wilemon A Vanderbilt physician is leading a clinical trial that aims to unleash the full potential of immunotherapies against biliary tract cancers (BTC), wh.... Read More

Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Nuclear Medicine director Brill

Feb 27, 2023 at 03:42 pm by Staff

  Aaron Bertrand (Randy) Brill, MD, PhD, former director of Nuclear Medicine and Biophysics at VUMC, died Feb. 13. He was 94. Dr. Brill first joined the Vanderbilt facu.... Read More

Vanderbilt University Hospital lobby opens after total renovation

Feb 27, 2023 at 03:39 pm by Staff

  by John Howser Gone are the cobblestone red brick floors and dark walls, along with the gold-plated floor-to-ceiling fixture dominating the center of the former space.... Read More

Tristar Centennial Medical Center Welcomes New CEO, Tom Ozburn

Feb 27, 2023 at 01:22 pm by Staff

    NASHVILLE  –TriStar Centennial Medical Center is pleased to announce Tom Ozburn, DSc., FACHE, CMPE, as chief executive officer of the 741-bed multi-.... Read More

One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions of American Women

Feb 27, 2023 at 02:15 am by Staff

    By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News    AMARILLO, Texas — Federal judges in Texas have delivered time and again for abortion opponents..... Read More

Looming Cuts to Emergency SNAP Benefits Threaten Food Security in Rural America

Feb 27, 2023 at 02:09 am by Staff

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News ELKO, Nev. — On a cold morning in early February, Tammy King prepared and loaded boxes and bags of vegetables, fruit.... Read More

A Bitter Battle Over the ‘Orphan Drug’ Program Leaves Patients’ Pocketbooks at Risk

Feb 27, 2023 at 02:04 am by Staff

  By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News    A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so lit.... Read More

In Tennessee, a Medicaid Mix-Up Might Land You on a ‘Most Wanted’ List

Feb 27, 2023 at 01:54 am by Staff

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News Life was upended for LaShonia Ingram over the past year, and a shadow still follows her around. Search her n.... Read More

CDC Warns of Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in the United States

Feb 27, 2023 at 01:28 am by Staff

  Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been monitoring an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections (shigellosis) rep.... Read More

Cryoport Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results 

Feb 26, 2023 at 05:52 pm by Staff

    2022 revenue reached a record $237 million, commercial revenue up 27% year-over-year  Now supporting a record 654 global clinical trials and 1.... Read More