Paul Govern

April 22, 2024

AI to doctors: Beat that! 

Artificial intelligence programs outperformed doctors at answering typical patient questions — suggesting they could be used to write first-draft responses and help speed doctors’ work.

By Paul Govern
Vanderbilt Home Care provides a variety of home care services including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work and round-the-clock private duty services. (photo by Daniel DuBois)
April 19, 2024

Vanderbilt Home Care joins VUMC in adopting health record software from Epic Systems Corp.

This year Vanderbilt Home Care switched to the same electronic health record system used by VUMC, enabling providers to have a more complete view of their patients’ care at home.

By Paul Govern
Brina Ratangee talks about her poster during Alzheimer's Disease Research Day. (photo by Susan Urmy)
April 17, 2024

Event highlights Alzheimer’s disease research

The 5th Annual Vanderbilt Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC), was held April 10 at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

By Paul Govern
Illustration of clinicians and biostatisticians working collaboratively on research
April 16, 2024

Unsung Zeros: How biostatistics advances personalized health in the era of smart data

VUMC is acrawl with statistical design, bias detection and analysis that’s recognized with $532 million in federal and nonfederal research support.

By Paul Govern and Bill Snyder
April 16, 2024

Benjamin French joins U.S. radiation council

Benjamin French, PhD, professor of Biostatistics and director of graduate studies for the department, has been elected to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

By Paul Govern
Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, speaks during the spring faculty meeting. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
April 15, 2024

Spring Faculty Assembly — VUMC sees continued gains in research funding and reputation

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine continues to make impressive strides in research funding, rankings and faculty accomplishments, Dean Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, said Friday during the spring faculty meeting.

By Paul Govern
April 11, 2024

Paul Harris honored for achievement in translational research

Transformational scientific achievement in bench-to-bedside translational research forms the criterion for the ACTS Edward H. Ahrens Jr. Distinguished Investigator Award, given annually by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science.
By Paul Govern
April 4, 2024

Tick bites and alpha-gal syndrome focus of $3.5M research grant

Vanderbilt's Scott Smith, MD, PhD, has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the human immune response to tick bites and its role in preventing tick-borne illnesses.
By Paul Govern
April 3, 2024

Talbot leads US immunization committee

Infectious diseases researcher H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Paul Govern
March 25, 2024

Brain atlas pinpoints vulnerabilities in ALS and dementia

By Paul Govern
March 21, 2024

Vanderbilt’s MSACI now accepting applications for fall 2024

By Paul Govern
March 20, 2024

Health care workforce shortages prompt Blue Ridge Academic Health Group report

The Blue Ridge Academic Health Group — formed in 1997 by leaders of several of the nation's top academic health centers — studies and reports on issues of fundamental importance to improving the health care system. Its new report sets out innovations that health centers can undertake to address the ongoing health care workforce crisis.
By Paul Govern
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