Doctor Explains Three Problems with Self-Diagnosis

Oct 22, 2022 at 12:31 pm by Staff

Today, with everything from heart rate to steps being tracked on smart devices, turning to online forums for health advice is easier than booking a doctor’s appointment..... Read More

Lown Hospital Institute Honors General Hospital Public Safety for Income, Racial and Health Education Inclusivity

Oct 22, 2022 at 12:00 pm by Staff

Nashville - Nashville General, a national leading public safety net hospital, announced they have been ranked #1 in the State of Tennessee for Health Equity and Inclusion.... Read More

Nashville Will Walk to Defeat ALS® on Saturday, October 22

Oct 22, 2022 at 12:00 pm by Staff

  The ALS Association Holds Walk to Support People Living with ALS at Woodmont Hills Church of Christ   Nashville – The ALS Association will hold their.... Read More

 Local Military Veteran Couple Opens Seniors Helping Seniors® Location in Middle Tennessee

Oct 22, 2022 at 11:37 am by Staff

  The senior care brand recently opened to service Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson Counties   NASHVILLE - Kelly and Curtis Stephenson have served their country in t.... Read More

Implanted stimulator used to treat vocal cord paralysis

Oct 20, 2022 at 09:59 pm by Staff

  by Craig Boerner Vanderbilt Voice Center patient Judit Kiss, 40, who lives about 25 minutes outside of Denver, enjoyed hiking in the mountains, running, and singing &.... Read More

Study sheds light on the development of inflammation, high blood pressure and resulting kidney damage

Oct 20, 2022 at 09:54 pm by Staff

by Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found that the change in a single letter of the genetic code promotes, in a mouse model, the developme.... Read More

Event set to make lung cancer screening more accessible

Oct 20, 2022 at 09:50 pm by Staff

  by Tom Wilemon A CT scan is a painless and noninvasive imaging procedure that can be lifesaving for those with longtime tobacco exposure when lung cancer is detected,.... Read More

Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients

Oct 20, 2022 at 09:33 pm by Staff

  By Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News   Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Eugene, Oregon, had a problem. Her patien.... Read More

As Links to MS Deepen, Researchers Accelerate Efforts to Develop an Epstein-Barr Vaccine

Oct 20, 2022 at 09:22 pm by Staff

By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News    Maybe you’ve never heard of the Epstein-Barr virus. But it knows all about you. Chances are, it’s living insi.... Read More

Kids’ Mental Health Care Leaves Parents in Debt and in the Shadows

Oct 20, 2022 at 09:06 pm by Staff

By Yuki Noguchi, NPR News, Kaiser Health News   Rachel and her husband adopted Marcus out of Guatemalan foster care as a 7-month-old infant and brought him h.... Read More