Department of Medicine Archive — Page 48 of 120
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June 28, 2022
Enjoy burgers? Better use tick repellent.
The lone star tick continues to be common across a wide swath of this region, and a bite can give you an allergy to red meat. -
June 28, 2022
Smokers have better quit rates with hospital-based interventions than quitline help, but study indicates need for longer follow-up
A health care system model that offered tobacco cessation treatment to smokers being discharged from a hospital produced a higher rate of tobacco abstinence during the three-month program than referral to a state-based telephone quitline, but the advantage disappeared at six months when both treatments produced comparable quit rates, researchers have found. -
June 22, 2022
Gannon selected for American Diabetes Association Award
Maureen Gannon, PhD, professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Cell and Developmental Biology, is the recipient of the 2022 Lois Jovanovic Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award presented by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). -
June 22, 2022
Vanderbilt Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System recognized
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June 20, 2022
Study finds administering IV fluids during emergency tracheal intubation does not lower cardiac arrest risk
Rapidly administering IV fluids to critically ill adults undergoing emergency tracheal intubation does not significantly decrease chances of hypotension (low blood pressure) and cardiac arrest, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led study shows. -
June 20, 2022
Ginseng intake and mortality
Regular ginseng intake, particularly over a long duration, is associated with decreased risk of death from all causes, Vanderbilt researchers discovered in a large epidemiological study. -
June 16, 2022
Scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and 23andMe find genetic link to people’s ability to move to a musical beat
Vanderbilt researchers, in collaboration with 23andMe, have made a significant discovery about the biological underpinnings of musical rhythm.