Tech & Health Archive — Page 2 of 20

May 5, 2026

Susannah Rose to direct the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

Rose, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and Health Policy, will succeed Keith Meador, MD, ThM, MPH, the Anne Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, who has directed the center since 2012.

By Bill Snyder
April 16, 2026

Stroke symposium to be held May 21  

The latest Vanderbilt Neurology Stroke and Neuroscience Symposium will be held May 21 as a hybrid event, in person at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Franklin, Tennessee, and online.

By Evan Dorian
April 9, 2026

How robotic bronchoscopy helped a Georgia man avoid unnecessary lung surgery

Oncologist Mohamed Shanshal, MD, said robotic bronchoscopy significantly improves getting patients the appropriate treatment as soon as possible, reducing their anxiety and improving care.

By Jill Clendening
April 8, 2026

Adding steps offsets risk of chronic disease: Study

Using Fitbits, researchers set out to discover how many additional steps patients need to reduce risks of chronic disease.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 7, 2026

AI finds drug safety signals in clinical notes

Large language models were tested on cancer patient notes from two academic medical centers and seven drug trials.

By Paul Govern
April 7, 2026

Multi-institutional team pioneers retinal test for early Alzheimer’s disease

The potential for a retinal screening test was bolstered by a recent discovery that clearance of amyloid-beta oligomers by immune cells in retinal blood vessels was disrupted in donor eyes from individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, compared to age-matched, healthy control eyes.

By Bill Snyder