Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 6 of 85

Sharon Johnston, RN, seated in an office holding flowers and a Patient and Family Choice Award plaque, with gold balloons and a “Congrats!” balloon behind her.
September 18, 2025

Elevator encounter highlights case manager Sharon Johnston’s compassion and problem-solving skills

“Somebody had a problem, and I knew I could fix it,” said Johnston, who received a 2025 Patient and Family Choice Award.

Colorful stylized silhouette of a person surrounded and wrapped by a yellow measuring tape, symbolizing body measurement and weight loss.
September 8, 2025

BMI screening alone misses children with excess body fat, study finds

Waist circumference measurements along with weight and height may be a practical, low-cost marker to confirm excess body fat among children.

Healthcare professional in blue scrubs holding a tablet, overlaid with glowing digital medical interface graphics including a heart-monitor waveform, hearts, lungs, and connected data points.
September 5, 2025

AI tools could shorten ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for patients with rare diseases

Large language models achieved diagnostic rates of 13.3% and 10.0%, compared to the historical clinical review rate of 5.6%, and they suggested next steps to evaluate the suggested diagnoses.

Kimberly Bress smiling at the camera outdoors, wearing glasses, a dark blue top, and a pendant necklace.
August 13, 2025

Kimberly Bress selected as 2025 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Bress is an MD-PhD candidate who is interested in the application of neuroimaging technology to understand cognition and behavior in adults with neurodevelopmental differences.

Henrique Serezani, PhD
August 11, 2025

Henrique Serezani named director of Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology

Since its founding in 2015, VCI has served as a hub of research focused on fundamental human immune system regulation.

Assortment of plant foods arranged on a gray surface, including bananas, broccoli, oranges, peppers, avocados, whole-grain bread and pasta, oats, rice, beans, dates, nuts, and seeds.
August 7, 2025

Healthy plant-based diets reduce risk of death in long-term VUMC study

The findings published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggest that efforts to promote diets high in healthy plant foods and low in animal foods could improve health outcomes.