Monthly Archives: May 2020
REMINDER: Call for videos — VUMC Shout Outs!
VUMC employees are encouraged to shoot a short video on their smartphones or personal computers to send front-line workers at VUMC shout-outs of encouragement, inspiration and thanks during this challenging time. Continue reading
NEW: Volunteers help VUMC meet goal of 10,000 masks
On April 20 Vanderbilt Health kicked off a new donation drive: 10,000 cloth face masks. Volunteer sewers stepped up and helped the Medical Center meet that goal, and have pledged to make thousands more. Continue reading
UPDATED: Weekly COVID-19 statistics
A snapshot of some of the numbers that help tell the story of COVID-19 at Vanderbilt. Continue reading
NEW: You asked, we answered
Today’s question: What is VUMC doing to keep patients, visitors and employees safe as they return to work and to the clinics? Continue reading
NEW: VUMC’s research enterprise begins research “ramp-up” to safely return to activity
As Nashville cautiously begins to emerge from its two-month-long COVID-19 Safer at Home response, so too are the labs and facilities at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading
NEW: Patient survey reveals COVID-19 concerns and guides communication efforts
Patients view VUMC — and specifically their own doctor– as the most important source of information and reassurance about safety, according to the survey of Advise Vanderbilt members. Continue reading
Protective Effects of Calcineurin on Pancreatitis in Mice Depend on Cellular Source
Calcineurin is a ubiquitously expressed central Ca2+-responsive signaling molecule that mediates acute pancreatitis, but little is known about its effects. We compared the effects of calcineurin expression by hematopoietic cells vs pancreas in mouse mo… Continue reading
Effects of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis on Risks of Cancer and Death in People With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Based on Sex, Race, and Age
There are insufficient population-level data on effects of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Continue reading
Alterations in Gut Microbiota of Patients With COVID-19 During Time of Hospitalization
BACKGROUD & AIMS: Although SARS-CoV-2 infects gastrointestinal tissues, little is known about the roles of gut commensal microbes in susceptibility to and severity of infection. We investigated changes in fecal microbiomes of patients with SARS-CoV-2 i… Continue reading