Journal of General Internal Medicine Archive

June 28, 2022

Insurance claims for gender-affirming therapies have increased, but filling prescriptions without insurance may be more affordable, new study finds

Vanderbilt researchers found that both gender dysphoria diagnoses and use of gender therapies have increased substantially between 2013 and 2019.

By Jake Lowary

April 13, 2022

Study compares moral injury in health care workers and veterans

A study comparing 618 military veterans who deployed to a combat zone after Sept. 11, 2001, and 2,099 health care workers (HCWs) working during the COVID-19 pandemic found similar levels of potential moral injury (PMI), with 46.1% of veterans and 50.7% of HCWs reporting PMI.

By Emily Stembridge

September 23, 2021

From fantasy fiction to patient narratives, the power of storytelling drives Michelle Izmaylov

“If you just simply sit with someone and listen, you will learn incredible things”

By Emily Stembridge

June 9, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic brought changes in cigarette smoking: study

Smokers who believed they were at increased risk of getting COVID-19 during the pandemic, or having a more severe case, were more likely to quit while those whoperceived more stress increased smoking, according to new research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

By Craig Boerner

March 2, 2020

Study finds mental health issues top reason Shade Tree Clinic patients visit Emergency Department

In an effort to understand why Shade Tree Clinic patients visit the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Emergency Department, the authors of a study found that mental health issues top the list.

By Kathy Whitney

March 3, 2016

Study finds health literacy efforts ease readmission rates

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston recently collaborated on a study analysis to determine the effect of a tailored, pharmacist-delivered health literacy intervention on unplanned hospital readmission or emergency department visit following discharge.