Take action: Type O negative blood donors needed for emergencies

May 08, 2023 at 01:28 am by Staff

  $10 e-gift card for coming to give May 1-19  NASHVILLE – When every second counts, blood products can provide lifesaving care. The American Red Cross asks.... Read More

Tennessee: Finding Opportunities to Benefit Employee-Sponsored Health Plans Under Health Reform

May 08, 2023 at 01:21 am by Staff

  By Christine Cooper, CEO of aequum LLC Providing Americans with access to affordable, quality healthcare is one of our nation’s greatest economic challenge.... Read More

Nashville's XSOLIS Welcomes Rachel Vincion as Chief Financial Officer

May 08, 2023 at 12:34 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE – XSOLIS, the artificial intelligence (AI) technology company creating a more efficient healthcare system, today announced Rachel Vincion as the c.... Read More

First Grants Awarded in Tennessee’s Commitment to Healthcare Resiliency & Transformation

May 08, 2023 at 12:32 am by Staff

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is announcing the first round of grant awards today from its $230 million Healthcare Resiliency Program to expand Tennesse.... Read More

National Black Nurses Association and Lifepoint Health Announce Health Equity in Nursing Scholarship

May 02, 2023 at 12:14 pm by Staff

    The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) has partnered with Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network dedicated to making communitie.... Read More

Governor Expected to Sign Sweeping Regulations for Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids

May 02, 2023 at 10:57 am by Staff

The most substantive cannabis regulatory legislation in Tennessee history will soon become law, creating critical regulations on producing, selling and distributing products c.... Read More

Study Highlights Risks for Self-Harm Events in Children and Adolescents

May 01, 2023 at 09:38 pm by Staff

by Jessica Pasley The United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis with rising rates of hospitalization for suicide and self-harm events among children and adolesc.... Read More

Stewart speaks on advocacy, medicine’s role in society

May 01, 2023 at 09:35 pm by Staff

  by Jill Clendening Comedian, talk show host and advocate Jon Stewart spoke last week to a crowd of Vanderbilt and Meharry medical students, nursing students, faculty.... Read More

Study finds early RSV infection linked to significantly increased risk of asthma in children

May 01, 2023 at 09:32 pm by Staff

  by Nancy Humphrey   Severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection has long been associated with the onset of childhood wheezing diseases, but the relations.... Read More

Churchwell discusses DEI’s role in medical education

May 01, 2023 at 09:29 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder   In May 2020, Kevin Churchwell, MD, then president and chief operating officer of Boston Children’s Hospital, helped launch a transfo.... Read More