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November 17, 2020
A cohort for type 2 diabetes studies
A study group of more than 600,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, identified from electronic medical records in the PCORnet national research network, could be valuable for assessing the safety of type 2 diabetes drugs. -
November 16, 2020
Kohl’s grant supports child passenger safety initiative at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl’s to support the child passenger safety initiative — Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program. -
November 16, 2020
Younger parents less likely to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19
Younger parents were much less likely than older parents to say they planned to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19. -
November 16, 2020
Imaging “biomarker” for Alzheimer’s disease progression
Changes in connectivity in the brain’s white matter may be a novel neuroimaging biomarker for assessing Alzheimer’s disease progression. -
November 12, 2020
Pawlikowski named interim president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital
Mary Pawlikowski, MA, MEd, Chief Operating Officer of Vanderbilt Behavioral Health, has been named interim president of the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH), succeeding Jameson Norton, MBA, in the role he has held since 2016. -
November 12, 2020
Eavey to step down from Otolaryngology leadership roles
Roland “Ron” Eavey, MD, SM, Guy M. Maness Professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, will be stepping down from his position as the department’s leader at the end of the academic year. -
November 12, 2020
New therapeutic target for lung cancer
Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new molecular partner — and potential therapeutic target — in a signaling axis that drives lung cancer.