coronavirus Archive — Page 8 of 20
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August 24, 2020
New MCE Lounge offers additional space for relaxation during work breaks
To offer employees more room to spread out and relax during their work breaks, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has built a new space for employees to eat and rejuvenate in a safe, socially distanced environment. -
August 18, 2020
Flu shots available beginning week of Sept. 7
This year’s effort by Vanderbilt University Medical Center to protect its people from influenza will be the most important in a century. With COVID-19 already prevalent, consuming precious health care resources, endangering lives, and so far, killing more than 170,000 Americans, this is not the year to shun getting a flu vaccine. -
August 10, 2020
New analysis finds association between masking requirements and slower growth in COVID-19 hospitalizations
In a new analysis, researchers from the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found a relationship between the growth of hospitalizations and masking requirements put in place across the state. -
August 5, 2020
Greg Rhinehart’s 3-D printing hobby comes to the rescue to repair respirator masks
He figured out how to make a four-cent part that repairs $1,500 personal protective equipment for COVID caregivers -
August 5, 2020
COVID unit nurse speaks from the heart about the impact of the disease and the importance of masking
At the mayor's press conference Cody Hamilton told of the toll COVID takes on those who have the disease, and those who care for them -
July 29, 2020
Study finds patients defer routine health care during pandemic
During February and March at two large academic medical centers in Nashville and Boston, screening for high cholesterol and high blood sugar dropped 81-90% and initiation of drug therapy for these conditions dropped 52-60%. -
July 24, 2020
Health, well-being and food security of families deteriorating under COVID-19 stress
The ongoing disruptive changes from efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are having a substantial negative impact on the physical and mental well-being of parents and their children across the country, according to a new national survey published today in Pediatrics.