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July 20, 2026

Vanderbilt Health-led registry identifies gaps, aims to improve outcomes for aortic stenosis patients

The registry is the first to track data and evaluate the quality of upstream care processes before valve replacement for patients with aortic stenosis — the most common type of heart valve disease in developed nations.

July 15, 2026

University of Michigan’s David C. Miller chosen to succeed Jeff Balser as Vanderbilt Health’s President and CEO and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Miller’s selection as the new senior leader for Vanderbilt Health and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine finalizes an extensive national search by the VH Board of Directors to identify Balser’s successor.  

July 10, 2026

Study to examine metabolic complications in adults living with HIV in Nigeria   

Leveraging its expanding noncommunicable disease and HIV research portfolio in northern Nigeria, the team also plans to build local capacity in omics analysis.

July 2, 2026

Trial of novel device aiding patients with acute decompensated heart failure

The device has the potential to reduce the length of stay for ADHF patients by measuring their response to diuretic medication in real time using algorithms, allowing the process of removing fluid to be more efficient.

July 2, 2026

Report calls for focused support to stem the loss of physician-scientists

Due to a variety of academic, financial and organizational barriers, the number of physician-scientists in the United States has declined by nearly 70% during the past 40 years.

July 2, 2026

Team’s prediction task compares GPT-4o with classic machine learning

Large language models have been functionally opaque. Seeking some transparency, a team undertook a comparison with traditional machine learning for predicting which patients would discontinue their home cancer medications.