COVID-19
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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. -
July 22, 2020
Study to explore how COVID affects cognition over time
The Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is following patients who have been hospitalized for COVID-19 over time to see if they develop long-term cognitive impairment, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). -
July 22, 2020
New data offer insights on COVID treatments for people with cancer
Newly released data on treatment outcomes of people with cancer diagnosed with COVID-19 reveal a racial disparity in access to Remdesivir, an antiviral drug that has been shown to shorten hospital stays, and increased mortality associated with dexamethasone, a steroid that has had the opposite effect in the general patient population. -
July 16, 2020
Button Project lets children see the faces behind the masks
Children and their families who come to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for their care are used to seeing the friendly faces and smiles of staff, nurses and doctors.