Health Topics

Painful legs at bedtime: How to deal with growing pains

Try these tips to help your child with painful legs, and know when it's more than growing pains.

Help with diabetes — there’s an app for that

Manage your diabetes with these four apps picked by Vanderbilt experts.

Understanding preeclampsia: One mother’s story

Trust your gut and seek help if you see these symptoms of preeclampsia. When I was…

Exposing 3 menopause myths

Uncovering the truth about the change.

6 salty Southern food favorites you should avoid

Learn some simple ways to reduce sodium in your diet.

Beware added sugar

Most of us take in too much added sugar, mostly from our drinks -- and not just the alcoholic ones. Do you know how much sugar you're sipping?

Searching for answers to complicated ailments

Millions of people live with rare or mysterious illnesses, not knowing the cause. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now one of seven hospitals around the country in a network devoted to finding diagnoses.

The lowdown on foodborne illness symptoms

A Vanderbilt expert explains symptoms of common illnesses and how to avoid them.

There’s help for that ringing in your ears

Tinnitus doesn’t have to rule your life. We’ve got answers.