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The study team included (front row, from left) Kelsey Voss, PhD, Rachel Bonami, PhD, Erin Wilfong, MD, PhD, (back row, from left) Jonathan Irish, PhD, Jeff Rathmell, PhD, and Ivelin Georgiev, PhD. (photo by Susan…
by Craig Boerner Dolly Parton is donating $ 1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, another transformative gift aimed to help in the fight against serious infectious diseases such…
A week after sweeping the Ole Miss Rebels on the road, who were ranked No. 1 in multiple polls at the time, Tennessee baseball continued its red-hot dominance over the weekend against its in-state rival.…
by Jessica Pasley Unvaccinated children ages 5-17 are being enrolled in a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study to determine risk and mechanisms of allergic reactions to COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine. Elizabeth Phillips, MD, the…
Cody Stubblefield, RN, gives the first of two injections of an antibody combination to Caroline Davis to protect her from COVID-19. (photo by Donn Jones) by Bill Snyder On Dec. 22, Caroline Davis of Nashville…
by Bill Snyder On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a long-acting antibody combination which protects against COVID-19, discovered last year at Vanderbilt…
by Christina Echegaray Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is set to begin a phase 2/3 clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in children. Researchers in…
by Christina Echegaray While the number of COVID-19 cases across the country is decreasing, pediatricians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are beginning to see a new post-surge trend: an increase in…
by Jerry Jones Vanderbilt LifeFlight has transported more than 220 Covid-19 patients since the pandemic started with the numbers rising dramatically in the last few weeks. A total of 109 patients have been flown…
Employers across the state can now provide asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for their workforce thanks to a new service from Vanderbilt Health Employer Solutions. The service was developed to help employers identify asymptomatic employees and…