Police Blame Some Deaths on ‘Excited Delirium.’ ER Docs Consider Pulling the Plug on the Term.

Oct 02, 2023 at 06:52 pm by Staff

  By Markian Hawryluk and Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News    The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime.... Read More

SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary arteries, increases plaque inflammation

Oct 02, 2023 at 04:53 pm by Staff

  NIH-funded research sheds light on link between COVID-19 infection and increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.   SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes.... Read More

FDA Grants First Marketing Authorization for a DNA Test to Assess Predisposition for Dozens of Cancer Types

Oct 02, 2023 at 04:45 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted de novo marketing authorization for the Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel, an in vitro diagnostic test that can help detect.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation Names 2023–2024 Commonwealth Society  

Oct 02, 2023 at 02:43 pm by Staff

  Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation is elated to introduce the 2023–2024 members of the Rutherford Foundation Commonwealth Society. The 13 new inductees.... Read More

VUMC's New “DNA” podcast season explores how to harness change, ideas to improve business and medicine

Oct 02, 2023 at 02:33 pm by Staff

  Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) award-winning original podcast series, “Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action” (DNA), returns.... Read More

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center receives America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award™ from Healthgrades

Oct 02, 2023 at 02:26 am by Staff

    HENDERSONVILLE – TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has received multiple awards from Healthgrades, including Amer.... Read More

Preventive care – for your cyber environment

Oct 01, 2023 at 10:30 am by Staff

By Jeffrey J. Engle Healthcare systems and providers are quick to acknowledge the benefits of preventive care — such as an annual physical, immunizations, cancer s.... Read More

Who Polices Hospitals Merging Across Markets? States Give Different Answers

Sep 30, 2023 at 11:54 pm by Staff

By Samantha Liss, KFF Health News  St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’.... Read More

As Covid Infections Rise, Nursing Homes Are Still Waiting for Vaccines

Sep 30, 2023 at 11:50 pm by Staff

  By Jordan Rau and Tony Leys, KFF Health News    “Covid is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired m.... Read More

Educational event zooms in on complex world of microbes

Sep 30, 2023 at 11:33 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder   More than 100 children and their families attended the sixth annual MEGAMicrobe community science recently at Gower Elementary School in Nashvi.... Read More