Monthly Archives: May 2020
Study finds newborn opioid withdrawal rates show evidence of stabilizing
Rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome have plateaued after 20 years of increasing frequency across the country, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. Continue reading
Recognition of graduating students takes new approach
On Friday, May 8, Vanderbilt University Schools of Medicine and Nursing and the Basic Sciences celebrated students earning degrees. They will have the opportunity to return to the Vanderbilt campus in May 2021 for the University-wide official Commencem… Continue reading
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AGA Clinical Practice Update on Pancreas Cancer Screening in High Risk Individuals: Expert Review
The purpose of this best practice advice article is to describe the indications for screening for pancreas cancer in high risk individuals. Continue reading
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outcomes for Patients Admitted with Gastrointestinal Bleeding in New York City
Eat your Vitamin A: A role for Retinoic Acid in the Development of M cells
Age, inflammation and disease location are critical determinants of intestinal expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in inflammatory bowel disease.
NEW: Grateful kidney transplant patient donates masks to VUMC
“I was really excited to have the opportunity to do something for those who had done so much for me over the years. This was going to be something that really mattered.” Continue reading
NEW: Weekly VUMC COVID-19 statistics
A snapshot of some of the numbers that help tell the story of COVID-19 at Vanderbilt. Continue reading
NEW: Psychoeducational group for parents who are faculty or staff at VUMC: “Parenting During an Uncertain World of COVID-19”
Parenting can be challenging during the best of times. Now with COVID-19, it can feel even more difficult as parents juggle worries about health, work, finances, school, our children’s well-being — and all while also trying to parent, work, and keep u… Continue reading