Featured Stories
Consider Laryngopharyngeal Reflux as Cause of Chronic Cough
VUMC imagines new ways to treat painful throat-clearing symptoms often misattributed to GERD.
Study Links COVID-19 to Unprofessional Behavior
VUMC workplace model promotes professional accountability among medical staff during COVID-19 crisis.
Machine Learning Probes Distinctions in Lupus Types
New AI approach identifies ways lupus manifests in different patients, potentially leading to more personalized treatment.
Anticipating Relapse in Late-life Depression
Study explores questions regarding the recurrence of depression following treatment.
Linking Allergies and Urinary Voiding Dysfunction
Study seeks a connection to support children with lower-urinary-tract symptoms.
Patient Health Info
Are you a patient looking for health and wellness information? My Vanderbilt Health gives you the latest from our experts.
Visit Now
Expert Pediatric Insights
Sharing research and clinical breakthroughs from the region’s most advanced freestanding children’s hospital.
Read the LatestTrends in Medicine
Testing Normoxia vs. Hyperoxia for Cardiac Surgery
Randomized single-site study answers questions about the potential superiority of either approach.
Teams Map Early Progress of Colorectal Cancer
Vanderbilt is creating a roadmap of colorectal cancer progression as part of an NCI-funded Cancer Moonshot initiative.
Surgeons Top Reports of Unprofessional Behavior
Surgeons and nonsurgeon proceduralists experienced more reports of unprofessional behavior, according to a new restrospective study.
Conversational Format Encourages End-of-Life Planning
A new style of advanced-care planning packet helped increase the number of patients with advance directives in the EMR.
Peer Feedback Prompts Professionalism Among Nurses
A well-established Vanderbilt University Medical Center program has proven effective at reinforcing professionalism and patient safety in a new population: nurses.
Mental Health Affects Appearance Perception Following Palsy
People with mental illness who experience non-flaccid facial paralysis exhibit a more negative response.
Pediatricians Urge Preparedness for Mass Casualties
What pediatricians should know to be more effective in assisting children through crisis.
Physician-Patient Messaging Ripe for AI Upgrade
Pilot study suggests large language model programs may help improve the efficiency of patient-provider messaging.
HDL Switches From Friend to Foe in RA
In rheumatoid arthritis, altered microRNA cargo on HDL blunts protection against cardiovascular disease.