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New Vanderbilt Health Hendersonville expands services in Sumner …

WebVanderbilt Health Hendersonville is located at 128 N. Anderson Lane in the Indian Lake Community. (photo by Donn Jones) by Jill Clendening. Vanderbilt University …

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Health equity’s role in pandemic response crucial

WebHealth equity’s role in pandemic response crucial. In March, Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders established a command center on campus to address …

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Teams to create one-stop resource for human pancreatic data to …

WebLeading investigators in diabetes, pancreas and islet biology, and computational biology have received $12.5 million in two five-year awards from the …

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Higher genetic risk of obesity means working out harder for same

WebPersons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming obese, according to a Vanderbilt …

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Health Policy Chair Buntin transitioning to create Center for Health

WebMelinda Buntin, PhD. by Jill Clendening. Melinda Buntin, PhD, Mike Curb Professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical …

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The Office of Health Equity is celebrating ‘Community Health

Webby Holly Fletcher. Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Health Equity is spotlighting community partnerships around the region to bolster well-being as …

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Study to evaluate how environment impacts cancer risk

WebThe National Cancer Institute has funded an ambitious project led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) to assess the impact of environmental …

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Vanderbilt’s Embí and team awarded AIM-HI grant to improve use …

WebResearchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were awarded funding from the Augmented Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Initiative (AIM-HI) …

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VUMC establishes novel Center for Learning Healthcare

WebBy: Nancy Humphrey. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has established a first-of-its-kind Center for Learning Healthcare that will bring together clinicians, health …

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VUMC to launch Program for Health Equity Research

WebVanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Program for Health Equity Research (PHER), which will kick off next year, aims to become the nation’s leader in …

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Study sheds new light on hormone therapy as menopause treatment

WebHormone replacement therapy (HT) was widely used to treat menopause symptoms as recently as 20 years ago, but its use declined significantly in the last two …

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New policy outlines how patients’ belongings, valuables are handled

WebHere, in general outline, is how the new policy will work: Patients’ personal property will be classified in one of three categories: valuables, belongings and …

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Health care workforce shortages prompt Blue Ridge Academic …

WebThe Blue Ridge Academic Health Group — formed in 1997 by leaders of several of the nation’s top academic health centers — studies and reports on issues of …

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New clinic to provide comprehensive care for adult transgender …

WebVanderbilt Health is opening a new adult Clinic for Transgender Health on Aug. 24. The multispecialty clinic provides comprehensive health care services for …

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VUMC offers new program for undiagnosed diseases

WebThe new program will allow VUMC, already a national leader in assisting adults and children with undiagnosed diseases, to help more patients and families who …

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VUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine

WebVUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine. An analysis of genomic data from nearly 250,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of …

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Innovations improve the lives of patients with IBD

WebTwo recent innovations — point-of-care intestinal ultrasound and functional medicine — are improving the lives of patients at the Vanderbilt Inflammatory Bowel …

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Young patient’s recovery from infection, multiple amputations, …

WebAfter 143 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Mathias Uribe was discharged to begin the next phase …

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Office of Diversity and Inclusion Chat Room Series: "Impacts of …

WebThe Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s May Chat Room Series presentation is “Impacts of Racism on Mental Health.”In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the …

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Vanderbilt Health to be founding member of Pro Football Hall of …

WebVanderbilt Health to be founding member of Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Health Network. Vanderbilt Health is one of 12 of the nation’s premier providers of …

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Second-most used herbicide in the US linked to birth defect in …

WebAtrazine, the second-most used herbicide in the United States, is associated with a birth defect called gastroschisis, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical …

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