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At Vanderbilt, the drive to discover, care, learn and share is in our DNA — it defines who we are. Our Discoveries in Action podcast is about the big ideas and breakthroughs happening right here at Vanderbilt Health.

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Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Three-quarters of Physicians Brush off Automated Advice

Physicians mostly ignored the evidence-based suggestions for their pediatric patients.
Urology

Hypnosis Diminishes Pain, Urinary-Tract Symptoms

Greatest gains seen in those with the worst symptoms.
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Changing Medicine

Clinicians Call on Clickbusters to Streamline Alerts

Program optimizes clinical-decision support alerts and helps build a culture of continuous evaluation.
Pediatrics

T-to-A Metric for Fever Fails Scrutiny

Large study results argue against time-prescribed antibiotics for febrile children with cancer.
Pulmonology & Critical Care

Strategies to Support Pulmonary Transplant Patients – and their New Lungs

Organ storage temperatures and levels of vaccine dosing are being studied to improve outcomes for transplant patients.

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Trends in Medicine

Chatbot Weighs in for Clinical Decision Support

Study suggests an AI-based tool may help can offer a more comprehensive picture in some cases.

Innovation a Hallmark of Hospital at Home

Filtering system automatically flags patient likely to be suitable candidates.

Remote Approach Extends Autism Evaluation

Multimillion-dollar grant will power a statewide rollout to test its practical utility.

‘Open’ Rates of EHR Files Exhibit Signs of Disparities

Medical professionals spend more time engaging with medical records of white patients.

Regular Sleep Schedule Cuts Cardiovascular Risk

Study reports consistent sleep creates benefits for diverse patients.

How Much Oxygen Best Protects Brain Function?

COPILOT study will answer a critical question regarding oxygen levels.