Health Topics

COVID-19 and loss of smell: When should you seek help?

Vanderbilt’s Smell and Taste Center is one of a handful of clinics in the country that’s geared toward those experiencing smell dysfunction. Here’s what causes smell loss — and when you might want to consider evaluation.

Women: Why you need to lift weights

Learn how you can build bone density and improve your heart health with strength training.

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Understanding mitral valve regurgitation

The condition can raise the risk of other heart rhythm problems.

Do surgical options exist for GERD?

If other therapies have not helped manage your reflux symptoms, it may be time to consider a surgical procedure.

How to prepare for migraine surgery

Learn about nerve decompression and how it can help treat migraine pain.

Female doctor uses a stethoscope with a younger female patient.

What to do when trying to find a medical diagnosis

Strategies that can help lead you to answers.

Thyroid eye disease: an overview

Learn about prevention, symptoms and a promising new treatment for this autoimmune disease.

At left, patient Hope Flores. At left, Dr. Salaam Kassis. He performed her nerve-release surgery for migraines.

Nerve-releasing surgery may offer migraine relief

If migraines are caused by compression of certain nerves, this surgery can help.

A middle-aged couple walk arm-in-arm along a city street.

What is open mitral valve repair?

What to know about this traditional strategy for valve repair.