Daily Archives: November 23, 2020
AGA Institute Quality Measure Development for the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19
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UPDATE: CDC issues updated guidance for Thanksgiving holiday travel
On Nov. 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for Thanksgiving holiday travel. The revised guidance encourages staying home as the best means to protect yourself and others. Continue reading
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NEW: Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children?
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children. Continue reading
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NEW: Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children?
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children. Continue reading
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UPDATE: COVID exposure/post-infection and return-to-work FAQs
Exposure is defined as being within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. Continue reading
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NEW: Message from Dr. C. Wright Pinson: VUMC called on to rise to the challenge as COVID cases surge
Colleagues, All indications are that we will be heading into a strengthening storm following the Thanksgiving holiday. Tennessee’s COVID metrics are getting worse as the U.S. is now approaching 200,000 new cases each day. Tragically, more than 255,000 … Continue reading
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