Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 32 of 58
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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. -
November 12, 2020
Model helps predict which infants may go on to develop NAS
A new Vanderbilt-designed prediction model may make it easier to determine which infants will go on to develop neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal syndrome in newborns that occurs after exposure to opioids during pregnancy. -
November 3, 2020
New treatment for a rare obesity
Diabetes drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as exenatide (Byetta), are a promising and safe treatment for a rare form of obesity. -
November 2, 2020
VUMC begins study of second COVID-19 vaccine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has begun recruiting up to 250 participants for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing an investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. -
October 26, 2020
COVID treatment studied by VUMC gains FDA approval
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center played a key role in the development of remdesivir, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of COVID-19. -
September 24, 2020
Cancer centers nationwide join to address the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention and treatment
A consortium of 17 cancer centers in the United States, including Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, have come together to better understand the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in delaying cancer detection, care and prevention. -
September 10, 2020
Some children with COVID-19 may experience rare inflammatory syndrome
With cases of COVID-19 increasing among young children and adolescents in Tennessee, pediatric infectious disease experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have started to see cases of a mysterious illness believed to be connected to COVID-19, known as multi-inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).