They Created a Drug for Susannah. What About Millions of Other Patients?
Scientists have made rapid progress in customizing drugs for ultrarare diseases. The hard part now is making such treatments on a large scale. NYT > Health
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Adopting a new approach to treating patients helped me achieve work-life balance
As a physician, I love that I get to help my patients every day, but I’m confident my peers would agree with me that being a doctor – especially these last two years – has…
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…
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…
Black patients with cancer face worse COVID outcomes: study
by Tom Wilemon Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients in a study published March 28 in JAMA Network Open. Investigators of the COVID-19 and…
Surveys show VUMC patients value immediate online access to test results
by Paul Govern Vanderbilt University Medical Center patients are overwhelmingly in favor of having immediate electronic access to their clinical test results, recent surveys show. A federal rule in effect since April 5 was designed in…
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Triage of Suspected COVID-19 Patients in non-US Healthcare Settings: Early Identification and Prevention of Transmission during Triage
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Triage of Suspected COIVD-19 Patients in non-US Healthcare Settings 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Merck says its new Covid pill reduces the risk of hospitalization, death by half for some patients
Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics will seek emergency authorization for their drug, which they say could have “a profound impact in controlling the pandemic.” International: Top News And Analysis
Alarming number of pregnant COVID-19 patients hospitalized in August
by Jessica Stembridge Vanderbilt University Hospital treated 39 pregnant patients hospitalized with active COVID-19 infections in August, 10 of whom were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Currently, there are four pregnant and…
Vaccinated patients avoiding hospital stays as pandemic rages on
by Paul Govern Vanderbilt University Medical Center is reporting only four persons who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have been diagnosed with COVID during an acute care hospitalization at its facilities over the…