Department of Medicine Archive — Page 26 of 79
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March 17, 2022
U.S. precision medicine research program releases genomic data
The All of Us Research Program released an initial large batch of genomic data on its cloud-based research platform, the Researcher Workbench, including whole genome sequences of 98,600 research participants and genotype data from 165,200 participants. -
March 17, 2022
Blood test figures in cancer risk for people with HIV
A Vanderbilt study found that, among adult patients with HIV, those who have lower counts of certain types of blood cells have a markedly higher risk of developing cancer. -
March 17, 2022
Ferrell lands Mark Foundation for Cancer Research award
Vanderbilt's Brent Ferrell, MD, is one of the recipients a 2022 Endeavor Award from the The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. -
March 17, 2022
Study compares kidney injury risk for COVID, flu patients
A Vanderbilt study found that renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAASi) inhibitor drugs, which are commonly used to regulate high blood pressure, do not disproportionately increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19 compared to patients hospitalized with influenza. -
March 17, 2022
Talbot named to infection prevention society’s leadership
Vanderbilt's Tom Talbot, MD, MPH, was recently elected to serve in the leadership of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. -
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. -
March 14, 2022
Microbiome reflects COVID-19 severity
Characterization of the upper respiratory tract microbiome could help predict outcomes for COVID-19 infection, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.