Teamwork and Trials Halt Brain Cancer Metastasis
VUMC expertise and clinical trials attract patients from around the region.
Cardio-Rheumatology Services in High Demand
Cardio-rheumatology program aims to meet growing need for expertise that bridges both fields.
Improving Care Coordination for Advanced Lung Disease
Vanderbilt Lung Institute's collaborative, multi-specialty program is expanding transplant access.
Postoperative Ultrasound Demonstrates Utility in Chiari Malformation
For patients with Chiari malformations, ultrasound may be a viable alternative to head CT and brain MRI.
Transcatheter Solutions Shift Heart Valve Treatment
Vanderbilt offers new minimally invasive transcatheter options for safe, effective interventional therapy.
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Consider Laryngopharyngeal Reflux as Cause of Chronic Cough
VUMC imagines new ways to treat painful throat-clearing symptoms often misattributed to GERD.
Guidelines Help Non-specialists Treat Obstetric Hypertension
Two toolkits help clinicians identify hypertensive disorders and prevent emergencies during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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.