Monthly Archives: March 2018
Chronic sinusitis is not easy to treat; new study shows mucus may reveal best therapy
A patient’s mucus may predict the type of his or her chronic sinusitis, which could help doctors determine whether surgery or medical treatments can produce the best outcomes, according to a recently published Vanderbilt study. Continue reading
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Health Policy lecture “Does Evidence Really Make a Difference?” is tomorrow
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Thirty-eight years and thousands of patients later, Julie Foss departs the Medical Intensive Care Unit for the last time
The “proud Vanderbilt nurse’s” life’s work, and her passion, are the patients and the employees of MICU. Continue reading
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Sedation drugs may raise delirium risk for some ICU patients
A Vanderbilt study of more than 1,000 intensive care unit patients around the country, nearly three-fourths of whom experienced delirium, showed that many drugs given to sedate patients in the ICU are actually increasing their chances of — and duratio… Continue reading
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Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony is today
Kendra Woody sometimes receives text messages with photos of driver’s licenses with miniature red hearts. When she does, she knows another person has signed up to be an organ donor in honor of her late husband, Jack. “He lost his hope in the end and to… Continue reading
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How to Incorporate Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Projects in Your Training
Engaging physicians in quality improvement (QI) and patient safety (PS) efforts has become increasingly central to creating efficient delivery systems and improving patient care. Fellowship training in gastroenterology offers a unique opportunity to de… Continue reading
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Improved Diet Quality Associates With Reduction in Liver Fat—Particularly in Individuals With High Genetic Risk Scores for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Dietary modification has been recommended for treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), although it is not clear whether improving diet quality can prevent its development. We performed a prospective study to examine the association betwee… Continue reading
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ARID1A Maintains Differentiation of Pancreatic Ductal Cells and Inhibits Development of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in Mice
The AT-rich interaction domain 1A gene (ARID1A) encodes a protein that is part of the large ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex SWI/SNF and is frequently mutated in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs). We investigated the functions o… Continue reading
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Immune Cell Production of Interleukin 17 Induces Stem Cell Features of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Cells
Little is known about how the immune system affects stem cell features of pancreatic cancer cells. Immune cells that produce interleukin 17 A (IL17A) in the chronically inflamed pancreas (chronic pancreatitis) contribute to PanIN initiation and progres… Continue reading
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Learning the Art of Editing: A Year With the AGA Editorial Fellowship
Gastroenterology is the flagship journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and is read widely by clinicians, researchers, and trainees in the field. The journal consistently publishes game-changing studies, which often refocus the l… Continue reading
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