Department of Medicine Archive — Page 53 of 127

Portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair wearing a blue top.
August 4, 2022

VUMC lauded for scleroderma treatment, research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center was recently listed as a Designated Scleroderma Research and Treatment Center by the National Scleroderma Foundation.

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August 3, 2022

Embryo screening for mental illness questioned

Report finds polygenic embryo screening (PES) does not provide an accurate measure of the risk of developing psychiatric disorders later in life.

Pregnant woman holding pill pack
August 2, 2022

Targeted cancer drug during pregnancy

The targeted cancer therapy alectinib was safe as a treatment for lung cancer during two pregnancies in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer, according to a case report from Vanderbilt physicians.

Officials with Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital cut the ribbon celebrating the relaunch of the hospital’s percutaneous coronary intervention program. (photo by Donn Jones)
August 1, 2022

VWCH relaunches interventional cardiology program

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital has launched a percutaneous coronary intervention program to treat patients diagnosed with heart attacks and coronary artery disease.

Medical illustration of a human torso showing the trachea, branching airways, and both lungs, with several clustered blue nodules depicted inside the lungs.
August 1, 2022

H. pylori and lung cancer

Specific biomarkers for H. pylori — a bacterium that infects the stomach — were associated with increased risk of lung cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

Person wearing glasses and a mustard sweater participates in a video consultation with a medical professional displayed on a laptop in a dimly lit office.
July 28, 2022

Video vital for telehealth visits

Vanderbilt study of 18,130 telehealth visits at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic defines risk factors associated with telehealth access and suggests how health systems can improve access.