Reporter Archive
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February 9, 2022
Magnet staff notice
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February 9, 2022
Vanderbilt and CDC research shows third vaccine dose key to preventing omicron hospitalization
Vanderbilt research shows that two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine result in lower effectiveness for preventing hospitalization for the omicron variant than previous variants. However, importantly, a third (“booster”) vaccine dose significantly improves protection against omicron hospitalization up to 86%. -
February 8, 2022
New Clinician Spotlight: Michael Kuntz
Michael Kuntz, MD, recently joined Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as assistant professor of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology. -
February 7, 2022
Study shows lifesaving benefit of baricitinib for ventilated COVID patients
Vanderbilt research shows that critically ill COVID-19 patients on a mechanical ventilator or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation lived more often when randomized to receive baricitinib. -
February 3, 2022
Children’s Hospital patients get creative for Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball team as part of Coaches vs. Cancer
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February 3, 2022
Respiratory therapist was once a neonatal intensive care unit patient
Melanie Walker knows was once a patient in Vanderbilt's neonatal intensive care unit. Today, she's a respiratory therapist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
February 3, 2022
Team to study using probiotics to reduce heart disease risk
A Vanderbilt research team has received a $7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to understand how alcohol’s effect on the gut microbiome drives heart disease.