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by Nancy Humphrey Prone positioning in the care of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receiving mechanical ventilation has been used since the 1970s and has been shown to improve mortality. And in…
by Jessica Pasley Physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have found another reason to vaccinate children against COVID-19: to help reduce the likelihood of neurologic complications caused by the virus. “COVID-19…
by Craig Boerner Emerging Stronger from COVID-19: Priorities for Health System Transformation, a new special publication from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), was released today as an opportunity to leverage lessons learned from the pandemic…
With inflation at record levels, purchasing costs are a huge issue for small businesses as they replenish their inventory. From food to manufacturing supplies, the high cost is affecting small business owners across the country.…
by Jessica Pasley Infants younger than 6 months were better protected from COVID-19 complications when mothers received two doses of the vaccine while pregnant, according to researchers. Mothers who received COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy…
Updating the shots to target omicron could provide more durable protection against the virus, though the data right now is limited. U.S. News
COVID cases in New York City have plateaued and other key metrics, such as test positivity rate, have fallen, indicating the latest surge in the Big Apple may be over. ABC News: Top Stories
The vote was previously scheduled for next week. If successful, it would have been the first unionized Apple store in the U.S. U.S. News
iStock Considering the rapidly increasing rate of COVID-19 infections in our community and medical center, VUMC is reimplementing required masking in all indoor, non-clinical areas of VUMC regardless of vaccination status. As before, masking is…
China reported a drop in retail sales and industrial production in April — far worse than analysts had expected. International: Top News And Analysis