Vaccine Narrows Racial Disparities in Pneumococcal Disease

Sep 04, 2020 at 11:34 am by Staff

In a major public health success, the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV13, or Prevnar 13, in 2010 in the United States is associated with reduction in socio.... Read More

Nashville Health Care Council and Nashville Entrepreneur Center Present Inspiring Innovation Pitch Contest

Sep 04, 2020 at 11:32 am by Staff

Last week, the Nashville Health Care Council partnered with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center to host an Inspiring Innovation Pitch Contest in recognition of the Council's 25t.... Read More

Cryoport Expands Global Supply Chain Platform by Signing Agreement to Acquire CRYOPDP

Sep 04, 2020 at 11:30 am by Staff

Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYRX) ("Cryoport" or the "Company"), a global leader in temperature-controlled supply chain solutions for the life sciences industry, today announced t.... Read More

VUMC Awarded $34 Million to Lead Nationwide Convalescent Plasma Study

Sep 04, 2020 at 11:22 am by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been awarded a one-year, $34-million grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National In.... Read More

Update 9/3

Sep 03, 2020 at 04:20 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Department of Health has made some changes to the way they are reporting 'recovered/inactive' cases and have also reassigned some case numbers to different count.... Read More

TDH UPDATES REPORTING FORMAT FOR COVID-19 CASES

Sep 03, 2020 at 04:09 pm by Staff

New Resources Include County Data Snapshots The Tennessee Department of Health is improving the format for sharing of data on COVID-19 to update how some metrics are calculate.... Read More

Klara Raises $15M from Google's AI-Fund Gradient Ventures and Leading Healthcare Investor Frist Cressey to Enable Medical Teams to Offer High Quality

Sep 03, 2020 at 02:56 pm by Staff

New York City-based digital health company Klara, the leader in patient engagement solutions, today announced it had raised $15 million, co-led by Google's AI-focused venture.... Read More

Delta Dental of Tennessee Donates $325,000 to Children's Hospitals

Sep 03, 2020 at 02:52 pm by Staff

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Delta Dental of Tennessee (Delta Dental)'s charitable arm, the Smile180 Foundation, today announced more than $325,000 in collective donations to the state's.... Read More

Mayor Cooper Visit, Back To School Giveaways And More For National Health Center Week!

Sep 03, 2020 at 02:47 pm by Staff

National Health Center Week is a wrap! We had a fantastic time celebrating our staff and the community throughout the week, and we couldn't have done it without you! Thank you.... Read More

BlueCross Medicare Advantage Quality Program Acknowledges Primary Care Physicians for Superior Patient Care Outcomes

Sep 03, 2020 at 02:40 pm by Staff

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's Medicare Advantage 2019 Quality+ Partnerships Program recognized a number of primary care physicians in Middle Tennessee for helping thei.... Read More