What to Do if a Child Becomes Sick Or Receives A New COVID-19 Diagnosis At Your Child Care Program
This flowchart outlines what to do if a child becomes sick or receives a new COVID-19 diagnosis at your child care facility 2019 Novel Coronavirus
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Report lays out solution for pandemic patient privacy
by Paul Govern With funding from the National Science Foundation, health information privacy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of Texas at Dallas and IBM have collaborated on a public case reporting…
Stay Up to Date with Your Vaccines
people who are up to date with their vaccines are well protected from serious illness or other health outcomes. 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Post-COVID Conditions: CDC Science
CDC is analyzing healthcare data, partnering with clinicians, and working with researchers to learn more about post-COVID conditions (Long COVID). 2019 Novel Coronavirus
VUMC offers second booster to eligible individuals
Based on updated CDC COVID-19 booster guidelines and VUMC’s review of the evidence, VUMC will offer a second booster of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals, ages 50 and over, who received either the…
Nashville’s housing market has been one of the hottest
Among large cities in the United States, the Nashville housing market has been one of the hottest. Nashville is ranked sixth on Zillow’s recent list of the hottest housing markets among the 50 largest metro…
Bistro Pastis to open a restaurant in Nashville
Bistro Pastis is known for serving traditional French fare. The restaurant is expected to open in 2023 a few blocks south of downtown in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. Pastis will be part of the renovated May…
Team helps patients battle post-COVID cognitive issues
Jane Storie is one of many patients who are experiencing cognitive impairment after recovering from COVID-19. The long-term complication is also impacting her family — husband, James, daughter, Emily, and son, Andrew. by Bill Snyder…
Volunteering for vaccine research a family affair
Blood Bank director Jennifer Andrews, husband, Chris, and daughter Ella were volunteers in VUMC vaccineresearch. (photo by Donn Jones) by Kristin Smart The Disney dream was deferred. Jennifer Andrews, her husband Chris Murdock, and their…
Additional COVID vaccine helps protect transplant patients
by Nancy Humphrey Additional booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 are particularly important for those who are immunosuppressed, namely those who have had solid organ transplants, a new study shows. The study, published in the…