Biden Covid advisor Dr. Atul Gawande details his experience in Moderna vaccine trial
“That one knocked me down. Then about 24 hours later, I was back on my feet and doing OK,” Dr. Atul Gawande told CNBC. U.S. News
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Clinic uses new weapon to treat high-risk COVID patients
by Bill Snyder Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a new weapon in the fight against COVID-19 — an investigational antibody treatment approved last month for emergency use in COVID-19 outpatients at high risk of…
FDA could authorize Pfizer’s Covid vaccine this week as U.S. deaths surge
The move would be a pivotal moment in the pandemic, as public health officials say the U.S. is likely to face its worst health crisis in history this winter. International: Top News And Analysis
Pelosi and McConnell resume talks as Congress rushes to strike a Covid stimulus deal
Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi spoke Thursday as Congress rushes to strike a coronavirus stimulus deal and avoid a government shutdown. International: Top News And Analysis
Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective — ‘great day for science and humanity’
Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the development as a “great day for science and humanity.” International: Top News And Analysis
HCQ doesn’t protect health workers from COVID: study
by Bill Snyder Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) did not significantly reduce the incidence of COVID-19 among health care workers who participated in a national study that included Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Originally developed to treat malaria,…
COVID patient’s heart-lung transplant is world’s first
by Matt Batcheldor Vanderbilt University Medical Center has performed the world’s first dual heart-lung transplant of a COVID-19 patient. The complex procedure, completed on Sept. 24, is the first heart-lung transplant VUMC has performed…
Grant from Google to support COVID gene expression study
by Bill Snyder Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill have been awarded $ 500,000 by Google’s philanthropy, Google.org, to study how COVID-19 alters gene expression in…
Study to track if COVID can spread during minimally invasive surgery
by Bill Snyder Physician-scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are investigating whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be spread through aerosolized emissions (microscopic droplets and particles) during minimally invasive surgery in children.…
New data offer insights on COVID treatments for people with cancer
by Tom Wilemon Newly released data on treatment outcomes of people with cancer diagnosed with COVID-19 reveal a racial disparity in access to Remdesivir, an antiviral drug that has been shown to shorten hospital…