Month: June 2016

June 2, 2016

‘Crowdsourcing’ project aims to refine data extraction from electronic health records

A research team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will develop a crowdsourcing solution for generating a wide range of labeled data sets from electronic health records (EHRs).

By Paul Govern
June 2, 2016

VUMC researchers seek to crack the code of neonatal sepsis

Sepsis, an exaggerated and overwhelming inflammatory response to infection, is a major worldwide killer of babies in the first four weeks of life (neonatal period).

By Bill Snyder
June 2, 2016

New software tracks cancer mutations, survival

A team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has developed and tested software that scans electronic health records in real time to monitor cancer patient survival (from time of diagnosis) according to which genes, if any, are found to carry mutations.

By Paul Govern
The study found that some children with mystery digestive symptoms may actually have undiagnosed alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites.
June 1, 2016

Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt warns about hazards of fuels at backyard barbecues

As summer heats up along with grills at backyard barbecues, health officials are stressing safety when using common fuels and accelerants.

By VUMC News and Communications
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