Daily Archives: March 18, 2020

Lay summary: In a review of research articles, we found the reported prevalence of sessile serrated polyps to vary based on world region, diagnostic criteria, and examination quality, but there was not much difference among age groups or between sexes. Continue reading →

Sands et al. expand the therapeutic potential of anti-IL-12/IL-23 blockade in IBD, by demonstrating a clear clinical benefit of ustekinumab as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC). The UNIFI trial had a double-blind, placebo-co… Continue reading →

Although the estimated time for development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is more than 20 years, PDAs are usually detected at late, metastatic stages. PDAs develop from duct-like cells through a multistep carcinogenesis process, from low-gr… Continue reading →

Patients who are seen in Vanderbilt’s outpatient clinics and are found to have symptoms of COVID-19 should be referred to one of the designated assessment sites and not the Emergency Departments. Continue reading →

In response to the evolving COVID-19 public outbreak, Resuscitation Training and Development and Nursing Education and Professional Development will be implementing changes to course operations. Continue reading →

The American Red Cross faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during the coronavirus pandemic. To help, the American Red Cross will be holding twice weekly blood drives at Vanderbilt University Medical… Continue reading →