Patient Survey Shows Unresolved Tension Over Health Data Privacy Vulnerabilities

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:53 am by Staff

Digital economy must reconcile with widespread patient demand for accountability, transparency, and controlCHICAGO – A new examination of patient perspectives on data pr.... Read More

Epidemiology PhD program receives CEPH accreditation

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:42 am by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan The Vanderbilt Epidemiology PhD Program has received accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). CEPH is the nati.... Read More

Difficulty swallowing linked to chronic opioid use: study

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:40 am by Staff

  by Bill Snyder Chronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, difficulty swallowing, according to res.... Read More

Researchers find potential new target against colorectal cancer

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:37 am by Staff

by Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a potential new target in the fight against colorectal cancer, the nation’s third mos.... Read More

VUMC Nursing Informatics leader Hughart to retire

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:34 am by Staff

by Matt Batcheldor Karen Hughart, MSN, RN, senior director of Nursing Informatics, is retiring at the end of July after 45 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Hug.... Read More

Major Expansion Announced for Vanderbilt University Hospital

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:32 am by Staff

By Jill Clendening Leaders with Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced plans today for construction of the largest expansion to date for Vanderbilt University Hospita.... Read More

Post-‘Roe,’ People Are Seeking Permanent Sterilizations, and Some Are Being Turned Away

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:23 am by Staff

By Aaron Bolton and Ellis Juhlin, Kaiser Health News HELENA, Mont. — A handful of people recently gathered in the shade of a large pine tree for a going-.... Read More

Three Things About the Abortion Debate That Many People Get Wrong

Jul 25, 2022 at 10:13 am by Staff

By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News  In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little conf.... Read More

A Nearly Century-Old Maternity Home for Teens in the South Makes Plans for Expansion

Jul 23, 2022 at 07:18 pm by Staff

By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News   CHARLESTON, S.C. — An old, brick house in Charleston’s Wagener Terrace district stands out from its gentr.... Read More

Parents Become Drug Developers to Save Their Children’s Lives

Jul 23, 2022 at 06:18 pm by Staff

By Jared Whitlock, Kaiser Health News Maggie Carmichael wasn’t developing like other kids. As a toddler, she wasn’t walking and had a limited vocabulary for.... Read More