Monthly Archives: July 2020

eStar Update: New Care Everywhere Icons

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eStar Update: Telehealth Eligibility Indicator

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LifeFlight adds nurse practitioners, flight physicians to expand flight crew

Patients treated and transported by Vanderbilt LifeFlight are now receiving a higher level of care thanks to the credentialing of more than 20 flight nurses as nurse practitioners and the addition of a flight physician at several LifeFlight bases. Continue reading

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Study to explore how COVID affects cognition over time

The Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is following patients who have been hospitalized for COVID-19 over time to see if they develop long-term cognitive impairment, depression or post-tr… Continue reading

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Katherine Amidon named 2020 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Katherine Amidon, a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, has been selected as the 2020 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar. Continue reading

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Spotlight: Probiotics Guidelines

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A Summary of the 2020 Gastric Cancer Summit at Stanford University

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Subclass Profile of IgG Antibody Response to Gluten Differentiates Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity from Celiac Disease

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Early Screening of African Americans (45–50 Years Old) in a Fecal Immunochemical Test-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

Some guidelines recommend starting colorectal cancer (CRC) screening before age 50 years for African Americans, but there are few data on screening uptake and yield in this population. Continue reading

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July’s Health Plus “Nutrition Corner” features simple meals for busy people

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