Business/Tech

HUED Founder Kimberly Wilson Joins USA Fibroid Centers as Brand Ambassador to Spur Fibroid Awareness

Jun 11, 2021 at 11:07 am by Staff

Kimberly Wilson, the developer and founder of HUED, a healthcare technology startup that strives to connect Black and Latino patients with culturally competent providers, has.... Read More

NIH-funded study tests "one-stop" mobile clinics to deliver HIV, substance use care

Jun 11, 2021 at 11:02 am by Staff

One of five mobile health clinics deployed for the NIH-funded INTEGRA study. Artwork for the clinic was designed by artist Shepard Fairey. A clinical trial is underway in five.... Read More

COVID-19 Pandemic Brought Changes in Cigarette Smoking: Study

Jun 11, 2021 at 10:43 am by Staff

Smokers who believed they were at increased risk of getting COVID-19 during the pandemic, or having a more severe case, were more likely to quit while those who perceived more.... Read More

Secret Shopper Study Sheds Light on Barriers to Opioid Treatment for Women

Jun 07, 2021 at 12:14 pm by Staff

After a 2020 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study showed women have a difficult time accessing treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), investigators analyzed comments r.... Read More

Predictive Model Identifies Patients for Genetic Testing

Jun 04, 2021 at 12:34 pm by Staff

Patients who, perhaps unbeknownst to their health care providers, are in need of genetic testing for rare undiagnosed diseases can be identified en masse based on routine info.... Read More

Vanderbilt Researchers Present New Data on Clinical Trials at ASCO 2021

May 27, 2021 at 02:27 pm by Staff

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers will present data on clinical trials involving targeted therapies, immunotherapies and drug combination synergies at the 2021 Ameri.... Read More

Tennessee Department Of Health Launches Emergency Alert Decal For Children With Special Needs

May 27, 2021 at 02:15 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Department of Health launched a new set of resources available for families who have children and youth with special health care needs. The Emergency Alert Decal.... Read More

Type 2 Diabetes Medication Shown to Benefit Asthma Patients

May 21, 2021 at 04:24 pm by Staff

Type 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the pancreas produce more insulin, that also improves asthma.... Read More

HCA HEALTHCARE TO GIVE $10 MILLION TO HBCUs AND HSIs

May 21, 2021 at 04:17 pm by Staff

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation's leading healthcare providers, announced that it will give $10 million over the next three years to Historically Black Coll.... Read More

People at High Genetic Risk for Colorectal Cancer Benefit More From Lifestyle Changes

May 18, 2021 at 10:47 am by Staff

People with a high polygenic risk score for colorectal cancer could benefit more at preventing the disease by leading healthy lifestyles than those at lower genetic risk, acco.... Read More