Department of Medicine Archive — Page 61 of 127
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December 24, 2021
Study of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 shows 13% mortality rate
New research finds that fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 infections remained at high risk for hospitalization and death. -
December 21, 2021
New Clinician Spotlight: Katherine Walsh
Katherine Walsh, MD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. -
December 20, 2021
“Atlas” of lung development may aid efforts to heal premature lungs
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have constructed a single-cell “atlas” of lung development that tracks multiple cell types over time. -
December 17, 2021
Silver appointed to national committee assessing human requirements for energy intake and expenditure
Vanderbilt's Heidi Silver, PhD, RDN, MS, has been appointed to an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to assess the human requirements for energy intake and expenditure. -
December 15, 2021
Study finds similar success rates with two devices for breathing tube placement
Two devices for placing a breathing tube during critical illness had similar success rates for intubation on the first attempt, according to a study published Dec. 8 in JAMA. -
December 14, 2021
Study sets framework for precision surveillance of colorectal cancer
Vanderbilt research has revealed some of the mechanisms by which polyps develop into colorectal cancer, setting the framework for improved surveillance for the cancer utilizing precision medicine. -
December 13, 2021
Oral microbes and gastric cancer
Studies in three large population cohorts that include Asian, African American and European American people support a role for the oral microbiota — the collection of microbial species in the mouth — in gastric cancer development.