COVID-19
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April 23, 2020
Collaboration key to rapid expansion of lab test capacity
The rapid ramping up of SARS-CoV-2 testing at VUMC reflects the dedication of the professionals who work in the Clinical Laboratory and also their collaboration with colleagues in research laboratories throughout VUMC. -
April 23, 2020
Fewer accidents, social distancing spur drop in trauma volumes
Compared to last April, through April 19 the adult trauma service at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is on track to admit 65% fewer patients from roadway accidents, including motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents and pedestrians struck by autos. -
April 23, 2020
VUMC joins global effort to explore COVID-19 genetics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have joined an international genetics effort to make advances as quickly as possible on understanding and treating COVID-19. -
April 23, 2020
VUMC team creates COVID-19 research registry
Out of the electronic health records (EHRs) of patients seen at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a team in the Department of Biomedical Informatics is creating a COVID-19 patient registry as a platform for research. -
April 23, 2020
Health workers sought for hydroxychloroquine study
Health care workers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 can participate in a randomized, controlled clinical trial testing the effectiveness of the drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in preventing infection. -
April 23, 2020
VUSM students help patients, clinicians with telehealth
When in-person visits to Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic needed to be quickly converted to telehealth appointments in response to COVID-19, a novel solution was hatched to bring both clinicians and patients up to speed on videoconferencing. -
April 22, 2020
How to make “safer at home” safe for children
“As kids get bored they start getting into things they shouldn’t be getting into because they have nothing else to do," says Children's Hospital safety expert.