Roughly 8 in 10 parents surveyed across the state said they are concerned about communicable diseases like measles if others are not immunized and agreed that immunizations are important to protect their children from serious infections.

An estimated 200,000 people in the United States have lupus. About 80% of them experience “brain fog,” cognitive problems that impair learning, memory and attention.

Gram-negative bacteria bloodstream infections are a major cause of illness and death worldwide, especially where antimicrobial resistance is more common.  

Participants in the BEETHOVEN study will be randomized to receive two C. difficile vaccine doses six months apart, or a placebo, to learn if an investigational vaccine is safe and can help prevent C. difficile infection in people age 65 and older.

Vanderbilt Health’s Firefly program continues to lead the way in caring for pregnant women with substance use disorder.

Using Fitbits, researchers set out to discover how many additional steps patients need to reduce risks of chronic disease.

Large language models were tested on cancer patient notes from two academic medical centers and seven drug trials.