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Making Health Care Personal

WEBVanderbilt Health is a growing health system anchored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It is one of the largest and most prominent academic medical centers in …

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About Department of Health Policy

WEBThe Department's mission is to inform health policy and improve health and health care through research, education, and service. The Department offers the M.P.H. degree, …

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Advance in the treatment of acute heart failure identified

WEBA multicenter study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy in Nashville has identified a potential new treatment for …

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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 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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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 Plus Vanderbilt Faculty & Staff Health and Wellness

WEBA wellness credit of up to $240 per year is available to faculty and staff who complete all 3 Steps by October 31 and are paying for VUMC Health Plan benefits in 2025. Go for the …

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AI shows promise for clinical phenotyping

WEBIn a new study, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have demonstrated the potential for large language models like ChatGPT to help generate …

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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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Climate Change & Sustainability Department of Radiology

WEBClimate change widens existing disparities in health and social equity. It’s simple: harming our planet harms our patients. Now is the time for health care workers …

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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 …

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Key Transgender Health Concerns Program for LGBTQ Health

WEBHormone therapy is often used to make a transgender person more masculine or feminine. But the use of hormones has risks. Testosterone can damage the liver, especially if …

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Discovery lecturer examines race and racism in health care

WEBAt the end of her April 18 Vanderbilt Discovery Lecture on race and racism in American health care, Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD, was asked, “Will we …

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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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About Occupational Health Clinic Vanderbilt Faculty & Staff …

WEBThe Occupational Health Clinic (OHC) helps protect Vanderbilt faculty and staff through a variety of programs used to monitor exposure to workplace hazards and …

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Partnership seeks to bolster health, education in Liberia

WEBFebruary 8, 2018 Partnership enhances eye care for Ebola survivors in Liberia . Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the Vanderbilt Institute for …

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Workplace violence awareness: five de-escalation steps

WEBMay 4, 2023 Workplace violence policies apply to all employees, patients . As aggressive behavior toward health care providers is on the rise nationally, Vanderbilt’s …

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Log in Patient Access Services

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Traditional healer-initiated HIV testing and care expands in South

WEBThe study team is led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Carolyn Audet, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy, alongside co-PI Ryan Wagner, MBBCh, PhD, …

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Counterfeit cosmetic botulism injections; new urine test for …

WEBMore cases of whooping cough are being reported in the U.S. and adults may need whooping cough boosters according to the CDC. William Schaffner, MD, professor …

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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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