Comedian, talk show host and advocate Jon Stewart spoke last week to a crowd of Vanderbilt and Meharry medical students, nursing students, faculty and staff about his approach to advocacy and how those in the medical community can find their own place alongside those supporting a cause. The event was part of the Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University.
A study from Vanderbilt researchers has found that enhanced treatment support can help smokers who have more difficulty quitting because they are fast metabolizers of nicotine.
Delirium — a form of acute brain failure — affects 8-17% of older adults who present to the emergency department (ED). It is associated with adverse outcomes including higher health care use, accelerated functional decline, and increased mortality.
Vanderbilt Diabetes Day, an annual event that showcases the work of outstanding scientists and researchers in the fields of diabetes, obesity and metabolism was held this month, and it marked the first time many investigators working under the auspices of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) had gathered in one space since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new Tobacco Control Monograph from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has key contributions f
