Paul Govern Archive — Page 13 of 55

Stylized polygonal human profile facing a network of connected hexagons containing healthcare symbols, including a cross, heart monitor, eye, syringe, pills, lungs, thermometer, stethoscope, laboratory flask, and hospital symbol, on a purple-to-blue digital background.
August 15, 2023

Algorithm scours health records for lung cancer risk

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a computer algorithm that scans electronic health records, or EHRs, to identify patients who meet criteria for lung cancer screening.

By Paul Govern
Carefluent Connect has storefront locations for durable medical equipment services in Nashville and Mount Juliet.
August 14, 2023

VUMC’s DME commercial subsidiary primed for growth

Durable medical equipment provider Carefluent Connect is poised for rapid growth.

By Paul Govern
Modern multi-story campus buildings surrounding landscaped gardens, pedestrian paths, and a roadway under a partly cloudy sky.
July 31, 2023

VUMC clinicians help shape popular health care software

Twelve Vanderbilt faculty members from are among 627 clinicians currently serving two-year terms on 55 specialty steering boards constituted by Epic Systems Corp.

By Paul Govern
Stylized glowing blue brain with pink and white points of light against a deep blue background.
July 20, 2023

Rare case: brain injury stirs creativity, synesthesia

Vanderbilt researchers report on a musician who acquired synesthesia — a merging of sensations — and improved creativity following a traumatic brain injury.

By Paul Govern
Brain-shaped word cloud on a white background, dominated by the red words “Alzheimer’s” and “disease,” with related terms including “memory,” “cognitive impairment,” “confusion,” “brain,” and “diagnosis.”
July 17, 2023

Alzheimer’s genetic risk tracked across sex, race

A Vanderbilt study of genetic risks for cognitive impairment later in life uses data from 32,426 research participants ages 60 and older to elaborate these risks across sex and across the intersection of sex and race.

By Paul Govern
Hospital entrance with prominent signs reading “Adult Emergency,” “Adult Emergency Entrance,” and “Ambulance Only,” plus a stop sign and ambulance under the covered driveway.
July 12, 2023

VUMC emergency departments offer patient self-registration

Three emergency departments on Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s main campus launched patient self-registration via mobile device and the VUMC electronic patient portal, My Health at Vanderbilt

By Paul Govern