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November 18, 2020

Nashville lights up the night to support Children’s Hospital

By Christina Echegaray
November 18, 2020

VUSN recognized for recruiting, retaining men in nursing

The American Association of Men in Nursing has again named Vanderbilt University School of Nursing an AAMN Best School of Nursing. This is the third consecutive year that the school was recognized by the association.

By VUMC News and Communications
Amanda Mixon, MD, MS
November 17, 2020

Statins to be studied for prevention of dementia, disability and heart disease 

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are enrolling adults aged 75 and over to study whether taking atorvastatin, a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol also called Lipitor®, can help maintain health by preventing dementia, disability, and heart disease.

By Craig Boerner
November 16, 2020

Kohl’s grant supports child passenger safety initiative at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl’s to support the child passenger safety initiative — Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program.

By Jessica Pasley
November 16, 2020

Younger parents less likely to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19

Younger parents were much less likely than older parents to say they planned to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19.

By Craig Boerner
August 11, 2020

Original podcast series explores ideas, issues shaping health and health care

By Holly Fletcher
August 4, 2020

#ListenDNA Insider Clips: Episode 1 excerpts

A new podcast—Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action—will be launching in the coming weeks.
By Holly Fletcher
June 24, 2020

Study shows better option for treatment of inoperable anal cancer

People with inoperable anal cancer treated with carboplatin-paclitaxel had fewer complications and lived longer than those who received another chemotherapy that has been more often administered.
By Tom Wilemon
June 24, 2020

VUMC faculty receive grant to expand LGBTQ voices in biomedical research

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society were recently awarded a grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes for Health (NIH) to explore LGBTQ+ perspectives on a range of issues related to biomedical research.
By Jake Lowary
June 21, 2020

Major U.S. trial closes showing no benefit for hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19

The Outcomes Related to COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine among In-patients with Symptomatic Disease (ORCHID) trial stopped enrolling new patients based on the fourth scheduled interim analysis showing no evidence of benefit or harm. 
By VUMC News and Communications
June 12, 2020

TERAVOLT registry tracks outcomes of treatments among people with thoracic cancers sickened by COVID-19

New data from TERAVOLT, a global consortium that tracks outcomes of people with thoracic cancers affected by COVID-19, offers clues as to why they experienced a high death rate of 33% when the coronavirus swept across Europe.
By Tom Wilemon
June 9, 2020

Vanderbilt, AstraZeneca collaborate on new COVID-19 antibody research

After evaluating the ability of more than 1,500 monoclonal antibodies to bind and neutralize the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, in the laboratory, AstraZeneca signed an exclusive license to six candidate antibodies in Vanderbilt’s portfolio.
By Bill Snyder
June 4, 2020

Fleming reflects on a life of love, purpose after terminal cancer diagnosis

A month before his 49th birthday, Geoffrey Fleming, MD, had a biopsy of his liver to diagnose an unidentified metastatic disease that he already knew was “something bad.”
By Kelsey Herbers
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