VUMC in the News

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

By Wayne Wood
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 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 5, 2024

Deadly deli meats, at-home syphilis tests, dangers of DIY dental work, plus other news stories with VUMC sources

August 29, 2024

Eiman Jahangir’s space flight, dealing with the itch of mosquito bites, hallucinations and Parkinson’s disease, plus other news stories with VUMC sources

August 21, 2024

Extreme heat, drug prices, COVID vaccines, “slapped cheek disease,” the “sloth virus,” germs in toilet plumes, plus other news stories with VUMC sources