Tech & Health Archive — Page 4 of 21

Stylized side-profile illustration of a human head with the skull rendered translucent to reveal a network resembling brain blood vessels, dissolving into particles against a peach background.
February 24, 2026

Study identifies medical conditions that could predict future Alzheimer’s disease

The findings could suggest ways to intervene before clinical symptoms of memory and cognitive impairment become apparent.

Adam Wright, PhD, directs the new Clickbusters program to reduce alert fatigue in VUMC’s electronic health records system.
February 20, 2026

Adam Wright invited to National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders Forum 

Attendees will explore some of the most pressing challenges in health and medicine, with the aim of considering and stimulating collaborative interdisciplinary solutions.

Box labeled “Statin Medication,” 20 mg, with tablets beside a stethoscope, ECG tracing, and cholesterol lipid panel report.
February 9, 2026

AI finds patient-level statin barriers in clinical notes

A novel AI framework found documented intolerance to statins in 6.4% of all adult patients, contraindications in 0.7%, and statin deferral in 2.9%.

Head-and-shoulders professional portrait of Josh Peterson, MD, MPH, wearing black rectangular glasses, a gray suit jacket and light blue shirt against a brown background.
January 27, 2026

Josh Peterson named chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics

Peterson, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2002, is an internationally recognized researcher and educator in the field of biomedical informatics and maintains an internal medicine practice with Vanderbilt Health.

Healthcare professional in a white coat typing on a laptop beside a stethoscope and printed medical documents.
January 20, 2026

Master of Science in Applied Clinical Informatics program accepting applications

This completely virtual program provides a 36-credit-hour curriculum over 21 months, with a coursework-intensive first year followed by a practicum and a mentored capstone project.

Abstract digital visualization of colorful data streams converging across a dark grid, with binary code, charts, network nodes, and percentage indicators.
January 5, 2026

AI gets risk wrong in the clinic

Large language models have become far better than you at solving math problems but may still be bad at employing probabilistic terms in medical contexts.