Daily Archives: October 13, 2019

VIGH study seeks to expand epilepsy care efforts in Africa

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gastroenterology Journal

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH), with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), will conduct a randomized clinical trial in three cities in northern Nigeria to determine the efficacy of shifting childhood epilepsy care to epilepsy-trained … Continue reading →

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VUMC has 2,500 pieces of art. Jenny Lewis knows them all.

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gastroenterology Journal

Portraits, landscapes, sculptures — health care art is an art in itself. Continue reading →

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New Physician Spotlight: Colin Barker

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gastroenterology Journal

Colin Barker, MD, a national leader in percutaneous heart valve therapies, has joined VUMC as the new director of Interventional Cardiology. He began seeing patients July 2. Continue reading →

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Project seeks to enhance opioid care for infants

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gastroenterology Journal

The number of opioid-exposed infants who were connected, along with their families, to outside resources upon discharge from the hospital surged in a recent six-month pilot. Continue reading →

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Study examines pain processing in co-occurring cancer, Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gastroenterology Journal

A new multisite study funded by the National Institute on Aging will examine whether co-occurring Alzheimer’s disease and stage 4 breast or prostate cancer alters pain perception, potentially leading to undertreated cancer pain. Continue reading →

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NIH bioethics expert Christine Grady set for today’s Discovery Lecture

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gastroenterology Journal

Grady will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture, “Bioethics Research: Challenges, Opportunities and Impact,” this Thursday at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall. Continue reading →

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