Monthly Archives: December 2019
Video on the “Eight Forms of Waste” produced by Operations Improvement
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New Physician Spotlight: Nhue Do, Pediatric Heart Institute
Nhue Do, MD, has joined Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt from Johns Hopkins. He began seeing patients on Oct. 1. Continue reading
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Protect yourself and others from contagious infections
Winter contagious disease season has begun, and VUMC is seeing increases in cases of influenza and other respiratory viruses, and also of norovirus, a common cause of acute nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Continue reading
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The VERSIFY Trial: What About Ultrasound Assessment?
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Long-term Renal Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitor Use
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Safety of proton pump inhibitors questioned based on a large randomized trial of patients receiving rivaroxaban or aspirin
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Approaches and Challenges to Management of Pediatric and Adult Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has progressed from elemental formula for children and esophageal dilation for adults to selective exclusion of food triggers and swallowed topical corticosteroids. Management guidelines are available from th… Continue reading
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Combating gastric cancer in Alaska Native people: An expert and community symposium
Alaska Native (AN) people experience higher incidence of, and mortality from, gastric cancer compared to other U.S. populations1, 2. Compared to the general U.S. population, gastric cancer in AN people occurs at a younger age, is diagnosed at later sta… Continue reading
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Pilot program matches physicians for lunch, discussion
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