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HIV outreach and return to care

When chronic disease patients let their care lapse and fail to show for clinic appointments, it may behoove clinics to reach out and encourage a return to care.

Global health meet explores future needs

The health of people around the world depends to a large extent on the ability of the global health community to predict what challenges must be met in the future.

Defining patient retention

Vanderbilt researchers propose guidelines for defining patient retention in clinical studies – an important parameter that affects study conclusions and program evaluations.

HIV/AIDS-related efforts in Africa get $7 million boost

Vanderbilt University has received a major federal grant — just more than $7 million in the first year — to extend HIV/AIDS-related technical assistance and training in the rural province of Zambézia, Mozambique.