Reporter Sept 17 2021 Archive — Page 1 of 2
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September 16, 2021
Chung receives early investigator award from ASCPT
Vanderbilt's Cecilia Chung, MD, MPH, has received the 2022 Leon I. Goldberg Early Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT). -
September 16, 2021
‘Pre-conditioning’ restores immune tolerance
A treatment targeting T-cell metabolism could reinvigorate immune tolerance mechanisms to combat autoimmune disease and transplant rejection, Vanderbilt researchers discovered. -
September 16, 2021
VUSM mourns loss of medical student
Students and faculty of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) were informed last night about the death of classmate Zachary Scott Jones. -
September 15, 2021
Children’s Hospital debuts new Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic
Vanderbilt has opened a state of the art maternal fetal clinic to help expectant parents navigate the difficult decision-making process for babies at risk for or born with birth defects or abnormalities. -
September 15, 2021
VHVI reaches milestone in cardiac monitor implants
Vanderbilt has reached a new milestone in implanting CardioMEMS remote cardiac monitoring devices. -
September 15, 2021
Older age, chronic co-morbidities associated with more severe COVID disease in children
Vanderbilt research found that multiple factors are associated with the severity of COVID-19 disease in children, including older age and chronic co-morbidities such as obesity, diabetes and neurologic conditions. -
September 15, 2021
Vanderbilt University Medical Center files for new Certificate of Need to build Rutherford Co. hospital
Vanderbilt is filing a Certificate of Need application with Tennessee’s Health Services and Development Agency to build a new 42-bed hospital in Murfreesboro.