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August 14, 2026
EHR-embedded tool extracts liver stiffness values to prevent gaps in care
Vanderbilt Health researchers developed a natural language processing tool that can efficiently identify patients with liver disease and streamline assessment for treatments. -
August 5, 2026
Team’s AI agent to speed Alzheimer’s treatment
Patients who qualify for new Alzheimer's disease therapies often wait weeks before receiving a first infusion. -
August 4, 2026
Research that reaches patients: A conversation with Wesley Self and Jill Pulley
Research and art both approach the world with a fresh perspective. This art gallery features work by undergraduate student artists who participated in the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Artist-in-Residence (VI4-AiR) program. Supported by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the VI4-AiR program brings together scientists and artists to create and promote art as a visual science communication tool. -
July 27, 2026
Vanderbilt Health and Siemens Healthineers launch $87M Value Partnership to deliver advanced technology, elevate patient care
Value Partnership will drive technology upgrades and standardization across diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology, promote workforce development Collaboration will empower health care innovation through scalable artificial intelligence uses in radiology, personalized medicine and workflow automation -
July 8, 2026
Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute collaboration with General Motors fuels patient recovery with driving simulator
A driver rehabilitation program initiated by occupational therapists now encompasses multiple disciplines. Speech-language pathologists explain how these groups came together — and how a donation from partners at General Motors has steered the program in the right direction. -
July 6, 2026
Sara Horst named to new informatics post in Department of Medicine
Horst contributes to the development of digital health at Vanderbilt Health as a HealthIT medical director, Epic physician builder and physician champion, and as a steering committee member of the Clinical Informatics Center. -
July 2, 2026
Trial of novel device aiding patients with acute decompensated heart failure
The device has the potential to reduce the length of stay for ADHF patients by measuring their response to diuretic medication in real time using algorithms, allowing the process of removing fluid to be more efficient.