Department of Emergency Medicine Archive — Page 9 of 13

White disposable surgical mask labeled “COVID-19” on a light blue background.
June 21, 2020

Major U.S. trial closes showing no benefit for hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19

The Outcomes Related to COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine among In-patients with Symptomatic Disease (ORCHID) trial stopped enrolling new patients based on the fourth scheduled interim analysis showing no evidence of benefit or harm. 

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Erik Hess, MD, MSc, wearing a white medical coat and patterned tie.
May 7, 2020

Erik Hess named new chair of Department of Emergency Medicine

Erik Hess, MD, MSc, professor and interim chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine, has been named the new chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He will join the faculty on July 1.

By John Howser
Portrait of Wesley Self, MD, MPH, wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
April 8, 2020

Study launched to test hydroxychloroquine as treatment for COVID-19

By Craig Boerner
Close-up stylized graphic displaying the words “COVID-19” and “VIRUS” over a dark digital interface with glowing lines, numbers, and circuit-like patterns.
April 2, 2020

Study aims to shield health workers from COVID-19 infection

VUMC is playing a key role in a national effort to establish a registry of U.S. health care workers and test whether the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) will protect them, their patients and their families from COVID-19.

By Bill Snyder
Doctor in a white coat standing in an operating room, with two illuminated surgical lights behind him and a covered operating table in the foreground.
March 5, 2020

Study shows heart failure mortality higher in low-income areas

Patients discharged from the hospital with acute heart failure have higher one-year mortality rates in regions with low income or greater income inequality, according to a new global study whose authors include Sean Collins, MD, MSc, professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt.

By Matt Batcheldor
Exterior entrance to Vanderbilt Adult Emergency, with red “Adult Emergency Entrance” and “Ambulance Only” signs, a stop sign, and an ambulance beneath the covered driveway.
March 2, 2020

Study finds mental health issues top reason Shade Tree Clinic patients visit Emergency Department

In an effort to understand why Shade Tree Clinic patients visit the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Emergency Department, the authors of a study found that mental health issues top the list.

By Kathy Whitney