Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital finalizes Level III Trauma Center designation

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:38 am by Staff

  Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) has been certified by the state as a fully designated Level III Trauma Center — the first in Lebanon, Tennessee. &ldquo.... Read More

James R. Meade, Jr.  Named CEO and Managing Shareholder of LBMC

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:31 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE – LBMC, one of the Southeast's largest accounting and business consulting firms and top 35 in the nation, today announced its current Chief Executive O.... Read More

Call to Action! Volunteers Needed

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:24 am by Staff

  Volunteers needed to support disaster response in the Nashville Area Chapter   NASHVILLE  — Volunteers in the Nashville Area Chapter of the.... Read More

Save Billions or Stick With Humira? Drug Brokers Steer Americans to the Costly Choice

Sep 19, 2023 at 11:20 am by Staff

  By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News   Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about $62,000 for each of the 775 patients who we.... Read More

Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Sep 18, 2023 at 06:53 pm by Staff

  By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News   Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio.... Read More

California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:38 am by Staff

  By Don Thompson, KFF Health News   A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousa.... Read More

As More Patients Email Doctors, Health Systems Start Charging Fees

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:31 am by Staff

  By Harris Meyer, KFF Health News   Meg Bakewell, who has cancer and cancer-related heart disease, sometimes emails her primary care physician, oncologist.... Read More

Why the CDC Has Recommended New Covid Boosters for All

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:16 am by Staff

  By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News    Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest covid-19 booster, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesd.... Read More

James Crowe’s antibody research lands American Society for Microbiology Award

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:53 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder   For his team’s groundbreaking innovations in developing human monoclonal antibodies to treat viral diseases, Vanderbilt University Medica.... Read More

‘Simple Beginnings’ ceremony welcomes doctoral students

Sep 17, 2023 at 11:51 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder “Simple Beginnings” is Vanderbilt University’s annual ceremony that welcomes each new class of doctoral students in the biomedical an.... Read More