Jill Clendening Archive — Page 17 of 37

José Ontiveros, center, and his wife, Isela Morales, to his left, are surrounded by some of the team members who helped save his life as he battled post-COVID complications, including from left, infectious disease specialist Karen Bloch, MD, MPH; interpreter Eleazar Jimenez; orthopaedic surgeon Amir Abtahi, MD; infectious disease specialist Christina Fiske, MD, MPH; and otolaryngologist Sarah Rohde, MD, MMHC.
March 16, 2022

Teamwork returns man with severe post-COVID complications to his life

A multidisciplinary team at Vanderbilt helped José Ontiveros cope with a long list of severe complications arising from his COVID-19i infection.

By Jill Clendening
March 3, 2022

Study shows little variance in overdose deaths when sorting by Medicaid expansion status

A study by researchers from Vanderbilt and Boston University found that the increase in drug or opioid overdose deaths experienced during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was similar in states with and without Medicaid expansion.

By Jill Clendening
January 14, 2022

In-house clinical genomics testing protocol alleviates financial burden for qualifying patients

By Jill Clendening
Thanks to the treatment she received at VUMC, Meredith Watson is able to pursue a career as a ‘professional nose.’
January 13, 2022

Treatment sharpens sense of smell for ‘professional nose’

Surgery at Vanderbilt helped 25-year-old Meredith Watson pursue her dream of becoming a professional nose — someone specially trained in combining ingredients to create fragrances.

By Jill Clendening
January 4, 2022

Opioid use disorder treatment access increases in areas with large Medicaid population

By Jill Clendening
December 28, 2021

Chad Fitzgerald experienced the pandemic from unique vantage point

“His steady voice and hand has modulated the emotional ups and downs each of us has experienced.”

By Jill Clendening