Reporter Oct 8 2021 Archive — Page 1 of 1

Portrait of Glenda Roberts wearing glasses, a pearl necklace, and a black jacket.
October 7, 2021

Study seeks to improve kidney transplant outcomes among Black patients

By Bill Snyder
ekg results
October 7, 2021

Study finds genetic testing useful for young AFib patients

Vanderbilt research shows that genetic testing in patients with early-onset atrial fibrillation can identify variants associated with more serious cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia syndromes that may otherwise remain undiagnosed.

By Matt Batcheldor
Masked healthcare worker in blue scrubs administers a vaccine injection to a masked woman’s upper arm inside a vaccination tent; numbered signs 5 and 6 are visible overhead.
October 7, 2021

Boosta-Palooza

VUMC employees were able to receive a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at this week’s Boosta-Palooza event.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Laboratory worker in protective clothing and goggles uses a pipette to transfer liquid into small tubes inside a biosafety cabinet.
October 7, 2021

Nominations sought for VUSM Research Staff Awards

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a woman with short dark hair and glasses wearing a white lab coat.
October 7, 2021

Lindenfeld honored by Heart Failure Society of America

Vanderbilt’s JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD, has received the Pioneer Award from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) for being an innovator and pioneer in the field of heart failure.

By Matt Batcheldor
Exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, showing the glass entrance canopy, tall modern hospital buildings, colorful children’s hospital sign, and red hospital logo.
October 6, 2021

Pediatricians seeing increase in children with MIS-C after latest COVID surge

By Jessica Pasley