The Inflation Reduction Act: How Price Controls Could Disrupt Clinical Trials and Stifle Medical Innovation

Aug 12, 2023 at 03:56 pm by Staff

  The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes important provisions purported to lower drug spending and improve access to medications for many Americans. However, Dr.... Read More

VUMC Receives $51 million in Grants to Improve the Efficiency of Conducting Clinical Trials

Aug 12, 2023 at 03:51 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder Researchers in the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) have been awarded two five-year federal grants totaling $51 mil.... Read More

RevSpring Executive Kenneth Stoll Honored with Healthcare Financial Management Association Achievement Award

Aug 12, 2023 at 03:34 pm by Staff

  NASHVILLE – RevSpring, the leading provider of healthcare engagement and payment solutions, proudly announces that Kenneth Stoll, RevSpring vice president.... Read More

NIH: COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy benefit pregnant people and newborns

Aug 12, 2023 at 01:09 am by Staff

  Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in V.... Read More

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth Second Quarter 2023

Aug 08, 2023 at 11:48 pm by Staff

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (Tuesday, August 8, 2023) - Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CPIX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced significantly improved fin.... Read More

Renovated pediatric operating rooms enhance state-of-the-art surgical care

Aug 08, 2023 at 11:21 am by Staff

  by Christina Echegaray Every detail of operating rooms 12 and 13 at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt was carefully planned to match the preci.... Read More

Chronic complications from immunotherapies more prevalent and persistent than previously shown among melanoma survivors

Aug 08, 2023 at 11:17 am by Staff

by Tom Wilemon Chronic immunotherapy-related complications are more prevalent and persistent than previously shown among melanoma survivors, according to new research publish.... Read More

FDA Approves First Oral Treatment for Postpartum Depression

Aug 07, 2023 at 10:26 pm by Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zurzuvae (zuranolone), the first oral medication indicated to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adults. PPD is a ma.... Read More

Study finds hallmarks of T cell exhaustion within hours of tumor exposure

Aug 07, 2023 at 10:20 pm by Staff

  by Leigh MacMillan Immune system T cells that should be able to kill cancer cells become dysfunctional or “exhausted” within hours of encountering a tumor.... Read More

The NIH Ices a Research Project. Is It Self-Censorship?

Aug 07, 2023 at 10:09 pm by Staff

By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News  Many Americans don’t understand a lot about their health. Whether due to people believing conspiracy theories or simply walk.... Read More