Study to determine rate of novel coronavirus infection in U.S. children
The HEROS study led by Tina Hartert, MD, MPH, will determine how many children have been infected, the percentage who develop symptoms of COVID-19 and any differences in immune responses to the virus between children and adults within the same household. View...
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 Commencement ceremony. View...
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. View...
Pioneering nephrologist William Stone mourned
William J. Stone, MD, nephrologist and professor of Medicine, emeritus, who retired in December after 50 years as a member of the faculty of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, died May 11 at his home in Nashville. He was 83. View...
Save the date: VUMC Culture Survey begins June 8
The survey will take place June 8-22 and will include the nursing survey, safety survey and the employee engagement survey. The VUMC Culture Survey is your opportunity to tell us what matters to you. View...
VUMC Farmers' Market opening postponed
The VUMC Farmers' Market, which usually opens in early June on the Medical Center Plaza, will delay its opening due to the coronavirus. The market sponsors tentatively plan to open the market in July. View...