Department of Biomedical Informatics Archive — Page 2 of 25
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October 20, 2025
Three VUMC leaders elected to the National Academy of Medicine
With more than 2,400 members, the NAM (formerly the Institute of Medicine) collaborates closely with its peer academies, the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, to provide independent and authoritative advice on matters of science, technology and health nationally and globally. -
October 15, 2025
New NCI-funded project targets polyp recurrence to prevent colon cancer
The researchers anticipate that their findings will inform personalized colorectal polyp surveillance, guide therapeutic prevention strategies, and ultimately reduce the burden of colorectal cancer nationwide. -
October 14, 2025
VUMC researchers awarded $2 million to expand AI-powered medical record abstraction
The grant extension will expand applications in research, clinical trials, registries and national collaborations. -
October 13, 2025
Symposium explores translating AI into practice
Featured guests spoke on AI for improving clinician attention, and increasing AI's reach and impact through scaling. -
September 17, 2025
Vanderbilt team launches AI-powered project to improve obesity care
The study will analyze electronic health records, survey patients and clinicians, and use artificial intelligence to identify why many patients discontinue obesity treatment. -
September 10, 2025
Death on the web
Cause of death often lies buried amid content on crowdfunding platforms, web-based obituaries and memorial websites. With AI assistance, gathering and combining this mortality data with medical records could help power research and public health. -
September 5, 2025
AI tools could shorten ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for patients with rare diseases
Large language models achieved diagnostic rates of 13.3% and 10.0%, compared to the historical clinical review rate of 5.6%, and they suggested next steps to evaluate the suggested diagnoses.