2020 is a pivotal moment as society and institutions confront racism, bias and inclusion in health care and the U.S. A cardiologist, a pediatric trauma surgeon and a director of innovation explain why change is requisite for health, well-being and children.

Precision (personalized) medicine takes the guesswork out of treatment, and it all begins with a single data point. Studying one to understand all.

COVID-19, a newcomer to the human menagerie, is unleashing tectonic shifts and magnifying cracks in society and health care. Vanderbilt Health physicians guiding us through this era pinpoint what needs to change and how far this pandemic will reverberate. 

Inhibitions from imposter syndrome, while not a disorder, can amplify the fear of phoniness and spoil achievements. Delve into possible roots of imposter syndrome, the neurology of anxiety, and how your origin story may be a germ. 

We’re realizing the brain is more of a collection of cities linked by highways rather than isolated regions. Neurosurgeons explore how fully mapping the interplay could give insight into who we are – and how long it might take to do it.

If you’re alive you have bias: Our brains process 11 million bits a second so those that surface are the lens through which we see. The problem arises that lens becomes a compass. Reflect on how cracking our lens helps us see clearer.

Start here: how did the social good and necessity of vaccines get up for debate? Then hear why diseases are hopscotching around the world faster than ever, how tech is evolving, and how leading physician-scientists want us to talk about vaccines.

When the global pandemic arrived in Nashville, a telehealth sprint launched to keep people in sync with their medical care. Now, look into the future with Vanderbilt Health leaders to imagine a system that fuses genes, life and care for better health.

Vanderbilt Health DNA brings you the big ideas and breakthroughs in science, tech and medicine from Vanderbilt Health. New episodes will drop here every week – sharing insights on COVID-19, neurosurgery, vaccines, imposter syndrome and more. Enjoy this sneak peak, before the first episode drops August 10.