Clinical

A Clue to an Adverse Drug Event in Children

May 20, 2022 at 11:00 pm by Staff

by Joshua Baker One in six children with congenital heart disease experience supraventricular tachycardia, a fast or erratic heartbeat that affects the heart’s upper ch.... Read More

FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Booster for Children 5 through 11 Years

May 17, 2022 at 10:02 am by Staff

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster do.... Read More

Resistance to COVID-19 drug detected in Lab Study

May 16, 2022 at 08:37 pm by Staff

by Bill Snyder The virus that causes COVID-19 can develop partial resistance to the antiviral drug remdesivir during infection of cultured cells in the laboratory by more tha.... Read More

Study sheds light on the dark side of Obesity

May 15, 2022 at 04:18 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder Obesity is an inflammatory condition that can damage tissues throughout the body, resulting in increased risk for cardiovascular disease, insulin resis.... Read More

Suicide prediction method combines AI and Face-to-face Screening

May 15, 2022 at 04:16 pm by Staff

A new observational study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center points to solutions for efficient clinical prediction of suicide attempt or suicidal thinking in adults. &.... Read More

Is Paxlovid, the Covid Pill, Reaching Those Who Most Need It? The Government Won’t Say

May 15, 2022 at 02:35 pm by Staff

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing, and other covid-19 prevention strategies, elected officials a.... Read More

Destigmatizing and Demystifying Testing Tools to Fight the Ongoing Opioid Epidemic

May 13, 2022 at 11:59 pm by Staff

Our country and community are in crisis. As of January 2020, 49 U.S. states have reported fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, with deaths attributed to such pills in 38 states..... Read More

Center Creating Lab-on-a-chip Technology for Medical Tests Wins $6.6 million in Continued NIH Funding

May 13, 2022 at 11:27 pm by Staff

A research center based at the University of Kansas that develops rapid next-generation tests for a host of human ailments like cancer, stroke and COVID-19 recently earned $6..... Read More

The 8th Sense: Your Guide to Navigating the World the Best Way Possible

May 13, 2022 at 02:46 pm by Staff

By Anjana Khosla How well do you know yourself? A loaded question with dynamic answers depending on which angle we are looking from. Many of us think of self-reflection.... Read More

VUMC-Led Study Finds Moderna COVID Vaccine Safe and Effective for Children

May 12, 2022 at 10:55 am by Staff

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and generates robust immune responses in children ages 6 to 11 years, a national clinical trial co-led by Vanderbilt University Medica.... Read More