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It Has Been a Pleasure
30/01/2024

It Has Been a Pleasure

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Cognitive behavioral therapy alters brain activity in children with anxiety
30/01/2024

Cognitive behavioral therapy alters brain activity in children with anxiety

  NIH researchers found widespread differences in the brains of children with anxiety disorders that improved after treatment.   Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in u...

Global health efforts in urology still a major focus for Joseph Smith Jr., MD
30/01/2024

Global health efforts in urology still a major focus for Joseph Smith Jr., MD

  By Craig Boerner   World-renowned urologic surgeon Joseph Smith Jr., MD, remembers doing global humanitarian work in the eastern Congo many years ago with world-renowned gynecologist and human rights activist Denis Mukwege, MD, PhD, who was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. They wer...

Expanded space boosts cutting-edge research in infectious diseases and immunology
30/01/2024

Expanded space boosts cutting-edge research in infectious diseases and immunology

  The Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4) continues to grow with the opening this month of renovated research space. The state-of-the-art facilities in Medical Center North represent a third phase in the expansion of facilities for the institute, which was crea...

Harvard immunologist Springer next up in Discovery Lecture Series
30/01/2024

Harvard immunologist Springer next up in Discovery Lecture Series

  Timothy Springer, PhD, a world leader in structural biology and immunology, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 8. His presentation, “Immunology, medicine, and the soul of the integrin machine,” begins at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall and will also be livestr...

Clinical Trials for Weight Loss Medicine Taking Place at Midtown Clinic
29/01/2024

Clinical Trials for Weight Loss Medicine Taking Place at Midtown Clinic

  NASHVILLE – Clinical Research Associates, Inc. in Nashville is coordinating clinical trials for popular new weight loss medicines, and is inviting members of the community to participate. The studies include drug treatment, diet and exercise coaching, regular check-ins with medical prof...

ObjectiveHealth Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Vitruvian Partners
29/01/2024

ObjectiveHealth Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Vitruvian Partners

      NASHVILLE – ObjectiveHealth, a leading integrated specialty research network and technology company, announced today that it has secured a strategic growth investment from Vitruvian Partners, a leading global growth-focused investment firm.   ObjectiveHealth is an inn...

Tennesseans Have Options for Precautions Against Respiratory Viruses
29/01/2024

Tennesseans Have Options for Precautions Against Respiratory Viruses

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding Tennesseans anytime is the right time to protect themselves and their loved ones against the worst symptoms of viral respiratory illnesses, from the common cold to influenza.“Tennessee’s flu activity remains high,” T...

988-Hotline Counselors Air Concerns: More Training Needed to Juggle a Mix of Calls
29/01/2024

988-Hotline Counselors Air Concerns: More Training Needed to Juggle a Mix of Calls

By Colleen DeGuzman, KFF Health News In the year and a half since its launch, 988 — the country’s easy-to-remember, three-digit su***de and crisis hotline — has received about 8.1 million calls, texts, and chats. While much attention has been focused on who is reaching out and...

Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families
29/01/2024

Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families

By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of the long-term care facilities. The federa...

Diversity in health care focus of year’s first Advanced Practice Grand Rounds
28/01/2024

Diversity in health care focus of year’s first Advanced Practice Grand Rounds

  Advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and Medical Center leaders gathered virtually on Jan. 16 for the kickoff of the 2024 series of Advanced Practice Grand Rounds, a monthly educational series organized by the VUMC Office of Advanced Practice. The session featured Amita Bey, EdD, MP...

D.J. Kennedy elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
28/01/2024

D.J. Kennedy elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

  Matt Batcheldor   D.J. Kennedy, MD, professor and chair of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), was recently elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R). Kennedy, who j...

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