Reporter June 18 2021 Archive — Page 1 of 2

Two hands holding orange prescription pill bottles with white child-resistant caps; one bottle is open with yellow pills visible.
June 22, 2021

Treating metastatic prostate cancer

An indirect comparative effectiveness study using published data suggests that the targeted therapy olaparib should be re-evaluated for treating metastatic prostate cancer.

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June 21, 2021

Dexmedetomidine and delirium

The sedative dexmedetomidine, when administered during or after heart surgery, is associated with postoperative delirium and adverse outcomes.

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June 17, 2021

Wright named Chief of Staff for Adult Ambulatory Services for Davidson County

Patty Wright, MD, professor of Medicine and associate division director for Clinical Affairs in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has been named as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Chief of Staff for Adult Ambulatory Services for Davidson County. She will begin serving in this role on July 1.

Healthcare professional holding a transparent tablet displaying a chest X-ray and medical data, surrounded by digitally rendered virus particles and interface graphics.
June 17, 2021

COVID-19 complication underdiagnosed

A mysterious inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 infection and first identified in children also occurs in adults, Vanderbilt researchers report.

A masked healthcare worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to another masked healthcare worker’s upper arm in a hospital setting; partial background text reads “Vanderbilt Wilson.”
June 17, 2021

Community hospitals shine in vaccine distribution

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s community hospitals — Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH), Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital and Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital — have risen to the occasion to meet critical vaccination needs across Tennessee.

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June 17, 2021

Drug allergy labels in medical records power searches for gene-drug associations