VUMC in the News

May 16, 2024

Updated COVID guidelines; solutions to gut inflammation; more colon cancer in teens; and other news stories with VUMC sources

May 16, 2024

Smith, Tuchman join WPLN to talk about preventive health for adults and children

WPLN-FM 90.3 host Khalil Ekulona explores preventive health initiatives with Drs. Carlenda Smith and Carmen Tuchman. Listen in!

May 1, 2024

Bird flu in the milk supply; an allergy doctor’s allergy shots; the cost of weight-loss and diabetes drugs; and other news stories with VUMC sources

April 24, 2024

Counterfeit cosmetic botulism injections; new urine test for prostate cancer; AI in health care; and other news stories with VUMC sources

April 17, 2024

Surprise Ozempic pregnancies; limiting social media use by children; the case for eating more nuts; and other news stories with VUMC sources

April 10, 2024

Post-eclipse eye problems; risks of bird flu; is hot chicken actually dangerous?; and other news stories with VUMC sources

April 3, 2024

Sodium intake affects health, keeping hearts healthy for transplant; and other news stories with VUMC sources

March 28, 2024

How dogs helped Covenant School families heal; new treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis; and other news stories with VUMC sources

March 21, 2024

Safe eclipse viewing, measles sweeping the nation, young people’s colonoscopies, and other news stories with VUMC sources

March 14, 2024

More young people getting cancer; caring for the pelvic floor; microplastics and strokes; and other topics in the news quoting Vanderbilt sources

March 8, 2024

VUMC sources quoted on why Standard Time is better than Daylight Saving Time; the return of measles to the U.S.; when memory lapses are concerning; and more

March 1, 2024

Conjoined twins who share the same heart; long COVID and cognitive decline; and other news stories with VUMC sources

February 22, 2024

A patient singing during brain surgery, the first Alaskapox death, better ICU alarms, and other news stories with VUMC sources