Reporter Feb 28 2020
Multiple Sclerosis Society honors Bagnato
Feb. 27, 2020— by Paul Govern Francesca Bagnato, PhD, MD, assistant professor of Neurology, has won the Health Professional Champion award from the Mid South Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The annual award recognizes a health care professional active in the MS Society who provides leadership, advocacy and education to further the fight against MS....
Mt. Juliet clinics debut
Feb. 27, 2020—Officials with Vanderbilt Health and the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon last week to celebrate the opening of the new Mt. Juliet Walk-in and Primary Care clinics.
Study finds noise levels unsafe in local honky-tonks
Feb. 26, 2020—Noise levels inside downtown Nashville’s “honky-tonk” venues may surpass safe listening levels, a new study by VUMC researchers reports.
Shade Tree Trot set to raise funds for student-run clinic
Feb. 26, 2020—The 12th annual Shade Tree Trot, presented by Messer Construction and Synovus Bank, is set for Saturday, April 18, at 9 a.m. on the Vanderbilt campus.
Potential new heartburn drug studied at VUMC
Feb. 26, 2020—An investigational drug that binds bile acids in the stomach can reduce the severity of heartburn symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) when combined with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), a new study suggests.
Vanderbilt Health scores with Nashville Soccer Club
Feb. 24, 2020—Nashville Soccer Club and Vanderbilt Health have announced a strategic, multi-year relationship that includes Vanderbilt Health becoming an official sponsor of Nashville SC and the team’s exclusive health care provider.
