Monthly Archives: April 2020

Photographs taken in the past few weeks provide glimpses into what the COVID-19 pandemic has looked like during this historic time at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading →

With oversight from the Privacy Office and the Office of Legal Affairs, new children and adolescent enrollment processes launched on March 16. Since then, MHAV enrollment for patients 12 and younger has increased tenfold, to 1,582 per week, and for pat… Continue reading →

For family members and friends living apart during the COVID-19 pandemic but hoping to soon be able to get back together, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center infectious disease physician has the following advice: Be patient. Soon, but not yet. Continue reading →

While social distancing and good hand hygiene are the most important methods to prevent virus transmission, new guidelines state that healthy individuals can consider wearing masks in public settings, particularly when physical distancing is difficult … Continue reading →

In an effort to ensure the availability of N95 respirator masks for clinicians, VUMC will continue utilizing our current 1870+ mask from 3M but will be adding the 8210 N95 from 3M to inventory. Continue reading →

Health care workers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 are invited to participate in a randomized, controlled clinical trial testing the effectiveness of the drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in preventing infection. Continue reading →

As a caregiver, you are responsible for taking care of your elderly loved one. This includes helping with daily living activities like eating, bathing, dressing and doing household chores. But caregivers should also be sure to have in place legal docum… Continue reading →

As a caregiver, you are responsible for taking care of your elderly loved one. This includes helping with daily living activities like eating, bathing, dressing and doing household chores. But caregivers should also be sure to have in place legal docum… Continue reading →

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is frequently accompanied by excruciating pain, which has been associated with attraction of cancer cells and their invasion of intrapancreatic sensory nerves. Neutralization of the chemokine CCL2 reduced cancer-… Continue reading →