Daily Archives: January 29, 2020

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Screening and Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Expert Review

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading etiology for chronic liver disease with immense public health impact, affecting over 25% of the U.S. and global population, of whom up to one in four may have non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). N… Continue reading

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Veterans exposed to combat trauma needed for research study

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Health and Wellness plans numerous events to observe Heart Month in February

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“My Southern Health”: Managing your IBD symptoms

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Latest update from VUMC Infection Prevention on 2019 novel coronavirus

Message from Tom Talbot, MD, MPH, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist for VUMC: As the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak continues to evolve, we want to highlight important points and resources for VUMC faculty and staff to help address any questio… Continue reading

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Cancer Center hosting symposium for rural health care providers, Feb. 27-28

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Latest “Lean Minute” video focuses on “5 Why” problem-solving

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Children’s Hospital warns about the danger of unsecured TVs tipping over and hurting children

“During the excitement and distractions of an exciting game or a noisy gathering, it is easy for a quick-moving child to pull over an unsecured television.” Continue reading

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Update aims to speed process for issuing missing persons alerts

When a person goes missing, sending an alert to Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees as quickly as possible is crucial, and an update to VUMC’s missing person process rolling out Feb. 1 focuses on doing just that. Continue reading

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Cell and Developmental Biology lecture by Irina Matos is Feb. 3

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