COVID-19 Archive — Page 20 of 35

Dolly Parton smiling and holding a microphone while wearing a colorful striped sweater and layered necklaces in a decorated indoor setting.
November 23, 2020

Is it true that work on a COVID-19 vaccine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was funded by Dolly Parton?

Funds from her gift have supported important advancements in VUMC’s war on COVID

Portrait of Ned Sharpless, MD, wearing a dark suit and patterned tie, with a U.S. flag in the background.
November 23, 2020

NCI director urges action to address delayed cancer diagnoses

Delayed cancer diagnoses and treatment due to concerns about potential coronavirus exposure will lead to collateral deaths beyond the pandemic, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director Ned Sharpless, MD, said Thursday during a virtual visit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Tom Wilemon
Three researchers stand side by side in a hospital corridor; the caption identifies them, from left, as Jonathan Kropski, MD, Jennifer Sucre, MD, and Bryce Schuler, MD, PhD.
November 18, 2020

Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children? Vanderbilt University Medical Center study offers an answer 

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children. 

By Bill Snyder
Santa Claus waves from the balcony of a gingerbread-themed parade float covered in faux snow and candy-cane decorations.
November 18, 2020

Virtual annual Nashville Christmas Parade set for Dec. 5

By Christina Echegaray
Rev. Sherry Perry poses indoors near large windows and white structural beams, wearing black clothing and a smartwatch.
November 17, 2020

On the front lines of COVID with a word and a prayer

Sherry Perry knows what it’s like to have COVID, and she brings her experience to patients and families as chaplain on VUMC’s COVID unit

By Wayne Wood
November 16, 2020

Younger parents less likely to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19

Younger parents were much less likely than older parents to say they planned to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19.

By Craig Boerner