COVID-19 Archives
VUMC unveils hospital’s first-ever interactive digital art installation
Nov. 16, 2021—Vanderbilt University Medical Center has unveiled the Gratitude Tree, a first-of-its-kind digital art installation inside Vanderbilt University Hospital dedicated to its more than 28,000 doctors, nurses and staff.
Common questions about COVID vaccine and pregnancy
Nov. 15, 2021— Recently, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Chief Epidemiologist, Dr. Tom Talbot, sat down to speak with his colleague Dr. Milner Staub, one of VUMC’s Adult Infectious Diseases specialists, about COVID vaccines, pregnancy and fertility. Staub, who is pregnant and has been vaccinated for COVID, answered important questions about issues and misperceptions associated with pregnancy and...
Vaccination day at Children’s Hospital
Nov. 11, 2021—Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt began mass vaccination for children ages 5-11 on Monday, Nov. 8.
VUMC tests drugs for COVID outpatient treatment
Nov. 11, 2021— by Paul Govern Vanderbilt University Medical Center has joined a nationwide study to evaluate repurposed medications in the search for effective, safe treatments for mild-to-moderate COVID-19. Repurposed medications are those already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for other indications. ACTIV-6, “The Randomized Trial to Evaluate Efficacy of Repurposed Medications,” is a...
COVID test accuracy appears to vary by time of day
Nov. 10, 2021—Vanderbilt researchers are examining the effect of time of day on COVID test accuracy.
Study finds higher deaths among veterans in 2020, but less than general population
Nov. 9, 2021— by Jake Lowary More U.S. veterans died in 2020 than in prior years, but the increase was less than the increase in the general population, a new study of Veterans Health Administration (VA) data by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Boston University (BU) finds. Overall, the study, published in The Lancet...
Leadership Assembly takeaways: Speaking up makes a difference
Nov. 4, 2021—The importance of supporting Vanderbilt University Medical Center's workforce is highlighted in this quarter’s Leadership Assembly theme, “Speaking Up, Lifting Up,” which is focused on strategies to amplify well-being.
COVID testing recommended for flu-like symptoms
Nov. 3, 2021—Vanderbilt physicians recommend COVID testing for people who think they may have the flu because the symptoms for both infections overlap.
Zost honored for research on COVID-19, other life-threatening viral diseases
Oct. 28, 2021—Vanderbilt's Seth Zost, PhD, has been awarded a major international prize for his research on COVID-19 and other life-threatening viral diseases.
Study explores impact of COVID-19 on children
Oct. 21, 2021— by Jessica Pasley In a large, prospective study of children with COVID-19 infection at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, researchers found that most children experienced brief and mild illness with a small minority requiring hospitalization. During the onset of the pandemic, medical teams were not sure how the infection would impact children....
Caring for caregivers
Oct. 20, 2021—More than 1,000 bags given out Tuesday as part of the Caregivers Need Care Too initiative.
Pandemic spurs expansion of surgical care for underserved
Oct. 7, 2021—When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down international travel necessary for overseas medical initiatives, Vanderbilt's Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH, began brainstorming ways to extend surgical care to those in need much closer to home.
