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About Department of Health Policy

WEBHistory. The Department of Health Policy is a reorganized form of Vanderbilt’s Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, which began in 1924. The Department of …

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VUMC to launch Program for Health Equity Research

WEBVanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Program for Health Equity Research (PHER), which will kick off next year, aims to become the nation’s leader in …

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VUMC offers new program for undiagnosed diseases

WEBThe new program will allow VUMC, already a national leader in assisting adults and children with undiagnosed diseases, to help more patients and families who …

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New policy outlines how patients’ belongings, valuables are handled

WEBHere, in general outline, is how the new policy will work: Patients’ personal property will be classified in one of three categories: valuables, belongings and …

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The MyHealth Bundles Team transforms and innovates health care …

WEBSave a bundle with MyHealth Bundles! If you are enrolled in the VUMC health plan, you can pay little to zero out-of-pocket costs for pre- and post-natal care, …

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Medical Center again lauded on multiple national rankings

WEBDuring the past year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center placed highly in several national rankings and was honored with numerous awards. VUMC was again …

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The Office of Health Equity is celebrating ‘Community Health

WEBby Holly Fletcher. Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Health Equity is spotlighting community partnerships around the region to bolster well-being as …

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Vanderbilt Health Coaching Program

WEBThe Vanderbilt Health Coaching Program is specifically designed by field experts to set you up for Health Coaching success wherever your journey takes you! The Vanderbilt …

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New clinic to provide comprehensive care for adult transgender …

WEBVanderbilt Health is opening a new adult Clinic for Transgender Health on Aug. 24. The multispecialty clinic provides comprehensive health care services for …

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Innovations improve the lives of patients with IBD

WEBTwo recent innovations — point-of-care intestinal ultrasound and functional medicine — are improving the lives of patients at the Vanderbilt Inflammatory Bowel …

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VUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine

WEBVUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine. An analysis of genomic data from nearly 250,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of …

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Key Transgender Health Concerns Program for LGBTQ Health

WEBHormone therapy is often used to make a transgender person more masculine or feminine. But the use of hormones has risks. Testosterone can damage the liver, especially if …

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AI to doctors: Beat that!

WEBThe spoken intent behind the study is to develop AI to write first-draft responses that doctors would use to speed their work. According to the study, primary …

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Study to evaluate how environment impacts cancer risk

WEBThe National Cancer Institute has funded an ambitious project led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) to assess the impact of environmental …

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Higher genetic risk of obesity means working out harder for same

WEBPersons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming obese, according to a …

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Young patient’s recovery from infection, multiple amputations, …

WEBAfter 143 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Mathias Uribe was discharged to begin the next phase …

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VUMC hosts symposium on stem cell transplants and cellular …

WEBThe Vanderbilt Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Symposium offers clinicians detailed information on the latest developments for hematological diseases, …

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Study sheds new light on hormone therapy as menopause treatment

WEBHormone replacement therapy (HT) was widely used to treat menopause symptoms as recently as 20 years ago, but its use declined significantly in the last two …

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Foundations of Physician Responsibility faculty roles accepting

WEBCURRICULUM DESCRIPTION: The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine MD degree program curriculum, known as Curriculum 2.0 (or C2.0), is a highly …

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Vanderbilt Home Care joins VUMC in adopting health record …

WEBIn 2016, Vanderbilt Home Care found itself looking for a new electronic health record (EHR) system, and it happened that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was …

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Health care workforce shortages prompt Blue Ridge Academic …

WEBThe Blue Ridge Academic Health Group — formed in 1997 by leaders of several of the nation’s top academic health centers — studies and reports on issues of …

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Event honors those involved in organ donation

WEBBy: Matt Batcheldor. Sixty-nine individuals donated their organs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2023, and they and their families were saluted on April 17 …

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