Daily Archives: March 16, 2020
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance research immersion student presents about polycystic ovary syndrome
Women’s History Month panel canceled
REMINDER: eStar March update will continue as planned this weekend
On March 29, Epic’s Storyboard feature is coming to eStar. This will represent a major user experience change for all users. Additional changes are coming along with Storyboard. Continue reading
Latest Blue Ridge Academic Health Group report, The Behavioral Health Crisis, is available
The report identifies the factors leading to the behavioral health crisis and provides a road map for academic health center leadership to heal our nation. Continue reading
Voting closes soon for U.S. News “Best Hospitals” physician survey
Annual voting is expected to close by March 20 for both adult and children’s specialties. Continue reading
Work/Life Connections-EAP offers ConnectCARE telehealth support option
“Hope”: Meeting families where they are
Brookelyn Baker, 10, enjoys being outdoors at her home, especially with her pets — two alpacas, rabbits and a dog. Several times, Brookelyn and her parents, Melissa and Bryan Moffitt, have made a 90-minute drive from their home in Clarksburg, Tenness… Continue reading
Leslie Reese helps patients living with HIV navigate life
From arranging appointments and transportation to educating patients on medicines, there’s “truly no problem she can’t solve.” Continue reading
Biomarker in saliva predicts childhood obesity risk: study
A molecular marker in saliva is associated with the emergence of childhood obesity in a group of preschool-aged Hispanic children. Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS, and colleagues reported the intriguing discovery in the journal BMC Medical Genetics. Continue reading
Tiny pacemaker helps keep patient’s heart in rhythm
Martha Hawks remembers having the anesthesia mask placed on her face at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. Next thing she knew, a pacemaker with wires that had been in her chest since 1996 was gone, replaced with the world’s smallest pacemake… Continue reading