Survivors of Ebola Outbreak Take Part in Vanderbilt Vaccine Research

Sep 29, 2015 at 11:24 am by Staff

Two survivors of a 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center last week to share their experiences and participate in a study aimed at finding.... Read More

Societies Release New Guideline for Treating Supraventricular Tachycardia

Sep 23, 2015 at 01:48 pm by Staff

September 23 ... A new guideline aimed at helping clinicians treat patients with supraventricular tachycardia was released today by the American College of Cardiology, America.... Read More

Covering the Healthcare Education Spectrum

Sep 14, 2015 at 03:53 pm by Staff

By mandate and practical necessity, healthcare professionals are lifelong learners. Whether at the starting point of undergraduate or graduate education or further along in ca.... Read More

Physician Leader Movement Gaining Momentum

Sep 14, 2015 at 03:40 pm by Staff

Today, barely 5 percent of hospital leaders are physicians. That percentage is expected to soar in the advent of population health management. According to The Advisory Board.... Read More

Finding Neuronal Needles in the Haystack

Sep 14, 2015 at 02:46 pm by Staff

With 100 billion neurons in the brain, singling one out can be a Herculean task – much like finding a needle in the haystack. However, new technology by Utah-based Blackrock N.... Read More

Council Fellows Opens 2016 Recruitment

Sep 14, 2015 at 01:32 pm by Staff

On Sept. 14, applications opened for the 2016 Fellows class, an annual initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council. This nationally unique program brings together senior h.... Read More

Using Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat OCD Patients

Sep 14, 2015 at 01:07 pm by Staff

ST. LOUIS–On July 6, world-renowned neurosurgeon Richard Bucholz, MD, led a team at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., to perform deep brain stimula.... Read More

Streamlining Prescription Management

Sep 14, 2015 at 12:49 pm by Staff

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Medical News exclusive series, “Who’s Tending Our Doctors?” to focus on ways the industry can help alleviate physician stress and allo.... Read More

Rathmell to Lead Vanderbilt Hematology and Oncology

Sep 11, 2015 at 10:36 am by Staff

W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, has been named director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Hematology and Oncology. Rathmell is a physician-scientist whose res.... Read More

Carpenter Cancer Center Announced

Sep 11, 2015 at 10:34 am by Staff

HighPoint Health System and Sumner Regional Medical Center recently celebrated groundbreaking on the Carpenter Cancer Center at Sumner Station in Gallatin. Named in honor of L.... Read More