Marijuana and hallucinogen use, binge drinking reached historic highs among adults 35 to 50

Aug 22, 2023 at 11:02 am by Staff

  NIH-funded study also shows younger adults reported marijuana, vaping, and hallucinogen use at or near historically high levels.   Past-year use of marijuana an.... Read More

TailorMed Joins Forces with TwelveStone Health Partners to Improve Medication Access and Affordability

Aug 22, 2023 at 10:54 am by Staff

  TailorMed, a leading technology company offering the nation’s largest network of patients, providers, pharmacies, life science companies, and other partners dedi.... Read More

Few Firm Beliefs and Low Trust: Americans Not Sure What’s True in Age of Health Misinformation

Aug 22, 2023 at 10:26 am by Staff

    By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News   Around 3 in 10 Americans still believe ivermectin is an effective treatment for covid. What’s more,.... Read More

HCA Healthcare Donates $500,000 to American Red Cross as Part of Commitment to Disaster Response

Aug 22, 2023 at 09:35 am by Staff

NASHVILLE – HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers,  today announced its continued support of the A.... Read More

FDA Approves First Vaccine for Pregnant Individuals to Prevent RSV in Infants

Aug 22, 2023 at 02:09 am by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Abrysvo (Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine), the first vaccine approved for use in pregnant individuals to prevent lower respi.... Read More

The CDC Works to Overhaul Lab Operations After Covid Test Flop

Aug 21, 2023 at 05:15 pm by Staff

  By Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News    In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state’s public health lab received a te.... Read More

Study reveals genomic code for sepsis in the lungs and kidneys

Aug 21, 2023 at 04:43 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder   Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center have “cracked” the genomic co.... Read More

Algorithm scours health records for lung cancer risk

Aug 21, 2023 at 04:33 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern Siru Liu, PhD, Adam Wright, PhD, and colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have developed a computer algorithm that scans electronic health r.... Read More

Grant aids drug discovery for autism, schizophrenia

Aug 21, 2023 at 04:26 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern With the aid of a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vand.... Read More

New Ambulatory Surgery Division announced

Aug 21, 2023 at 04:11 pm by Staff

  by John Howser With year-over-year growth in surgical volume, Vanderbilt Health is forming a new Ambulatory Surgery Division. Within the Vanderbilt Health System appr.... Read More