Rheumatoid arthritis drug combined with standard of care may help reduce mortality for hospitalized COVID patients

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who received the rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib, in combination with the standard of care including corticosteroids, died less often than those receiving only the standard of care, according to a study just released in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. View...

COVID-19 temporary patient care exemption (simplified accommodation process) criteria updated for VUMC employees

Effective Sept. 24, there will be a change in the process required to receive an exemption and/or accommodation from patient care duties for suspect or confirmed COVID patients which would put certain VUMC personnel at high risk for adverse outcome if infected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). View...

COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees: Important updates and information

On Aug. 11 VUMC announced that as a condition of employment all remaining employees not in the leader cohort are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have an approved exemption from this requirement by no later than Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was fully licensed by the FDA on Monday, Aug. 23. View...

Important update on COVID-19 boosters

Currently VUMC is only administering third dose COVID-19 shots to immunocompromised patients as approved by the FDA. View...

This week's VUMC COVID hospitalization statistics

A weekly update on how many COVID-19 patients are in VUMC's hospitals, how many are in intensive care, and how many are unvaccinated. View...

For Kyla Terhune, communication, compassion and hard work are keys to successful leadership

Her balanced approached to leadership and focus on support for trainees amid a pandemic earned a Five Pillar Leader Award. View...

Novel LVAD allows patient to see family, celebrate milestones

Brandon Cochran, a 39-year-old real estate agent in Louisville, Kentucky, was at home with his family in October 2020 when he went into cardiac arrest. His implanted defibrillator shocked him back to life, and he was hospitalized for seven months. View...

DNA podcast, season 2, episode 3, "Go Boldly: Stigma, the gut, and young adult colon cancer" is live

Goal: Get younger adults to be aware of what's in the porcelain bowl and normalize talking about bowel habits. View...

AlertVU test set for this afternoon at 2 p.m.

AlertVU rapidly sends notification messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community, such as a tornado or active shooter. View...

VUMC sources quoted by New York Times, Reuters, Boston Globe, more

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...