Biden-Harris Administration Continues Unprecedented Efforts to Increase Transparency of Nursing Home Ownership

Feb 13, 2023 at 11:24 pm by Staff

    As President Biden made clear in his second State of the Union address, the Biden-Harris Administration is unwavering in its commitment to improve the safety a.... Read More

Operating rooms at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt set for major renovation

Feb 12, 2023 at 10:35 pm by Staff

  by Christina Echegaray Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is set to begin the first major renovation of its operating rooms since the hospital.... Read More

New Chief Medical Officers announced

Feb 12, 2023 at 10:25 pm by Staff

  by John Howser Rick W. Wright, MD, the Dan Spengler, MD Professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University Medi.... Read More

Team’s imaging strategy enhances lipedema treatment

Feb 12, 2023 at 10:17 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder A unique collaboration between imaging science, vascular medicine and rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is transforming the diagno.... Read More

Study finds underperforming organ procurement organizations contribute to nationwide shortage

Feb 12, 2023 at 10:13 pm by Staff

by Matt Batcheldor The number of potential organ donors in the United States could solve the shortage for most organs, but many organs are not recovered due to performance va.... Read More

‘Biopsy Queen’ reaches milestone number of procedures

Feb 12, 2023 at 10:11 pm by Staff

  by Tom Wilemon Krista Kuhnert-Gainer, ACNP, once underwent a bone marrow biopsy so she could answer yes whenever a patient asked if she ever had one.  With that.... Read More

Weaver, Williams take Radiology leadership roles

Feb 12, 2023 at 10:08 pm by Staff

  by Derek Scancarelli Jennifer Weaver, MD, associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, became the section chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging, in Oct.... Read More

Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?

Feb 12, 2023 at 09:20 pm by Staff

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced thi.... Read More

Congress Told HHS to Set Up a Health Data Network in 2006. The Agency Still Hasn’t.

Feb 12, 2023 at 09:12 pm by Staff

By Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News In early 2020, as they tried to fight covid-19 across two rural counties in North Carolina, the staff of Granville Vance Public Heal.... Read More

‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait

Feb 12, 2023 at 09:05 pm by Staff

By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News After railing at the injustices of U.S. health care for decades, Sen. Bernie Sanders in January became the new chairman of the.... Read More