Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 124 of 390

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August 6, 2020

Study finds Medicare Part D favors generic drugs over brand-name counterparts

Contrary to previous media reports, a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers finds that Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance plans largely favor generic drugs over brand-name counterparts.

By Jake Lowary
Vanderbilt University Women’s Basketball team members showed their support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and spent time with patient ambassador Gabee Barnes during the Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon in February.
July 29, 2020

Vanderbilt students recognized for support of Children’s Hospital

Vanderbilt University was recently awarded the 2020 Community Service Award by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Fiesta Bowl for its Dancing Dores program and Dance Marathon. Both programs raise funds for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Soy products arranged on a wooden table, including green edamame pods, a glass of soy milk, bowls of soybeans, tofu blocks, and a small dish of dark sauce.
July 27, 2020

Soy food, metabolism and the microbiome

Consumption of soy foods may shape the microbiome and protect against hypertension only in individuals with soy-responsive microbiota, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Sarah E. Glass
Two people sit at a table beside an open notebook, water bottle, and tablet displaying a video call; one wears a unicorn hat and the other a patterned face mask.
July 23, 2020

Star-studded virtual visit

Patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, along with patients from Seacrest Studios across the country, recently tuned in for a special virtual visit with 17-year-old YouTube and TikTok sensation Jojo Siwa.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Ashley Brown Panas, MD, is one of several advanced providers on the Vanderbilt LifeFlight crew that include physicians and nurse practitioners.
July 22, 2020

LifeFlight adds NPs, physicians to expand flight crew

Patients treated and transported by Vanderbilt LifeFlight are now receiving a higher level of care thanks to the credentialing of more than 20 flight nurses as nurse practitioners and the addition of a flight physician at several LifeFlight bases.

By Jerry Jones
White, featureless figures stand in a group behind a larger figure whose body is covered with repeated colorful “HELP” lettering and whose head is a multicolored ball with partial lettering.
July 16, 2020

Nearly one-third of Tennessee parents are worried their child has an undiagnosed mental health condition, new poll finds

One-third of Tennessee parents with children ages 6-17 are worried their child has an undiagnosed mental health condition, a new poll from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy found.

By Jake Lowary