Author Archives: Gastroenterology Journal

Certified neonatal therapists are not common, as there are only approximately 500 of these specialized professionals in the world.
Fortunately, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has two on staff. Continue reading →

Elucidating key factors affecting personal responses to food is the first step towards implementing personalized nutrition strategies in e.g. weight loss programs. We here aimed to identify factors of importance for individual weight loss trajectories … Continue reading →

The international study led by VUMC researchers tracked the incidence of delirium and coma in 2,088 COVID-19 patients admitted to adult intensive care units in the early months of the pandemic. Continue reading →

VUMC is testing patients for COVID-19 using the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. Testing requires collection of a nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, or bilateral nares specimen. Continue reading →

Check out questions and answers for people who are fully immunized against COVID-19, including “Can we meet in larger group gatherings with other fully vaccinated people?” Continue reading →

VUMC is following the direction of both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Tennessee Department of Health on how and when to give the vaccine to different groups. Continue reading →

We have launched several new features on this website to help the VUMC workforce navigate information about COVID-19 vaccines for themselves and for our patients. Continue reading →

Vaccines jump start the body’s natural ability to fight a virus or bacteria without having to get sick from the germs first. Continue reading →

A snapshot of some of the numbers that help tell the story of COVID-19 at Vanderbilt. Continue reading →