Hospitals Have Been Slow to Bring On Addiction Specialists

Oct 11, 2022 at 07:32 pm by Staff

  By Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News    In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Th.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas and University of Tennessee Health Science Center Pilot New Program to Train Rural Doctors 

Oct 11, 2022 at 03:52 pm by Staff

  NASHVILLE – Ascension Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are addressing the shortage of physicians in rural communities with the.... Read More

Wet-to-Dry Dressings: The “Best” Wound Dressing?

Oct 09, 2022 at 08:53 pm by Staff

  Dr. Nilma Elias Santiago   Let’s begin with the following questions: Is wet-to-dry the best choice of dressing to facilitate moist wound healing? Sho.... Read More

Cultivating a Culture of Safety in Healthcare: Four Experts Tell Us Their Stories

Oct 09, 2022 at 07:38 pm by Staff

  By David L. Feldman, MD   Despite more than 20 years of focus on patient safety, many hospitals and healthcare professionals still struggle to create an environ.... Read More

Where the Gut and the Brain Connect: How to Drive Awareness of Gut-Brain Axis Disorders

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:30 pm by Staff

By Alex Martinez In recent years, understanding of the importance of the microbial community in our gastrointestinal (GI) tract, or gut microbiome, to human health has expone.... Read More

VWCH adds epilepsy monitoring unit, onsite neurologist

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:14 pm by Staff

by Craig Boerner Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) has added an epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU), with a neurologist onsite seeing patients in the hospital. The announc.... Read More

Vanderbilt’s Crowe receives the Building the Foundation Award from Research!America

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:11 pm by Staff

by Bill Snyder James Crowe Jr., MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received the Building the Foundation Award from&nbs.... Read More

Kidney diseases research collaboration renewed

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:08 pm by Staff

by Nancy Humphrey Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Bayer have agreed to continue a strategic research alliance to evaluate new drug candidates for the treatment of ki.... Read More

Gregory inducted into Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:05 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern Infectious diseases specialist and community service stalwart David Gregory, MD, associate professor of Medicine, emeritus, is among five honorees who will be.... Read More

Paper defines AI-related competencies for health professionals

Oct 09, 2022 at 06:02 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern The prospect of the adoption of artificial intelligence-based tools by health care teams has begun to raise practical and ethical concerns, with no consensus a.... Read More