VUMC in the News

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December 18, 2024

Saying ‘I do’ despite a terminal illness; how teachers can stay healthy in a room full of snot-nosed kids; Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s missing voice; plus other news stories with VUMC sources

December 12, 2024

How to hang holiday lights without Griswolding into the ER; hand sanitizer doesn’t kill norovirus but you can avoid it anyway; in praise of hot water bottles; plus other news stories with VUMC sources

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

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