Monthly Archives: July 2019
July-August edition of Health and Wellness newsletter available
Registration open for two-week drug-discovery course for Vanderbilt students
This week’s food truck vendor is Spudtacular
Each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Health Plus sponsors food trucks behind Light Hall. Each week features two trucks and a Health Plus “healthy pick” from each menu to help support the healthy lifestyle practices of the Vanderbilt community. Continue reading
Researchers recruiting 50- to 85-year-olds for Alzheimer’s clinical trial
Study shows some generics can cost Medicare recipients more than brand-name drugs
Medicare Part D enrollees may pay more out of pocket for high-priced specialty generic drugs than their brand-name counterparts, according to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Caro… Continue reading
“Discover”: A new drug for Rett syndrome
Health disparity for African Americans exists within lung screening guidelines
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines that determine which smokers qualify for CT scans exclude significant numbers of African Americans who develop lung cancer, a health disparity that merits modifications to lung cancer screenin… Continue reading
As a nurse, she supported organ donation. As a mother, Kim Cantu never expected the donor to be her son.
As an emergency department nurse, it is not uncommon for Kim Cantu to care for families through the last moments of the life of a loved one. She had no way of knowing then that she would be in the same situation with her own son. Continue reading