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VUMC in the News
December 6, 2024
Using music to help people with dementia; supporting breastfeeding radiologists; genetics and Type 2 diabetes; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
November 27, 2024
Safety of the food supply; national nursing shortage; the demand for weight-loss drugs in Tennessee; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
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November 21, 2024
Why it’s better to wake up naturally rather than with an alarm; eight factors that put you at risk for severe flu; mouth-taping to help with snoring; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
November 14, 2024
How VUMC prepares thousands of meals every day; ineffective cold medicines pulled from stores; five minutes of exercise lowers blood pressure; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
November 6, 2024
Why not using hearing aids can lead to other health problems; a 40-guitar donation; financial pressure from chronic disease; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
October 31, 2024
What not to do if you have stomach pain; the toddler with the quarter-million-dollar snakebite; walking pneumonia surges in Tennessee; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
October 25, 2024
New stroke guidelines; deaths from an experimental Alzheimer’s drug; expansion of vaccine recommendations; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
October 18, 2024
New vaccines to treat RSV; lower back pain in women; COVID-19 links to heart attack and stroke; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
October 9, 2024
New schizophrenia treatment; increase in stroke incidence; TikTok claims about Mucinex and pregnancy; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
October 2, 2024
Mortality rates and breast cancer; a heart-healthy diet that no one talks about; fighting mpox in Congo; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
September 27, 2024
A self-administered home flu vaccine; football players and CTE; new treatments for sickle cell disease; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
September 20, 2024
The three best ways to stop smoking; avoiding raccoon roundworm disease; stories on IBS, BMI and RSV; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
September 13, 2024
The misery of ragweed season; safe firearms storage to protect children; shingles in people under 50; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
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