Daily Archives: August 4, 2020

Greg Rhinehart’s 3-D printing hobby comes to the rescue to repair respirator masks

He figured out how to make a four-cent part that repairs $1,500 personal protective equipment for COVID caregivers. Continue reading

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One year after acquisition, investments continue advancing care at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

Since acquiring the two-campus facility one year ago on Aug. 1, 2019, VUMC has expanded the hospital’s clinical offerings with the addition of neurologic care via telehealth services, a new physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic and an expansion o… Continue reading

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Keith Churchwell, MD, appointed president of Yale New Haven Hospital

Former Vanderbilt cardiology leader Keith Churchwell, MD, has been appointed president of Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) in Connecticut. Continue reading

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Screening for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S. is Cost Effective: A Comprehensive Cost-Utility Analysis

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A Phase 1b safety study of SER-287, a spore-based microbiome therapeutic, for active mild to moderate ulcerative colitis

Firmicutes bacteria produce metabolites that maintain the intestinal barrier and mucosal immunity. Firmicutes are reduced in the intestinal microbiota of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). In a phase 1b trial of patients with UC, we evaluated the s… Continue reading

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Epoxygenase-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) mediators are associated with NAFLD, NASH and fibrosis

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