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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital seeks to reduce drowning incidents this summer

By VUMC News and Communications

Family members can often sabotage diabetes care: study

Nonsupportive family members contribute to poor adherence to medication regimens and lower glycemic control in adults with diabetes.

Vanderbilt mourns loss of Frances Williams Preston

By VUMC News and Communications

Mixed results define 2012 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death for men in Tennessee and cancer deaths continue to move further away from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy People 2020 goal, according to the 2012 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card.

By Craig Boerner

June 11, 2012

Vanderbilt identifies genes linked to breast cancer chemo resistance

A study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators has identified a gene expression pattern that may explain why chemotherapy prior to surgery isn’t effective against some tumors and suggests new therapy options for patients with specific subtypes of breast cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications

June 8, 2012

Study sees eligibility confusion ahead for Affordable Care Act applicants

A Vanderbilt expert on health policy and economics says that many people who get subsidized private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 could face confusing changes in eligibility and cost sharing, and some will be required to pay the government back after the first year of participation.