COVID

Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Help Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: Study

Nov 09, 2020 at 01:04 pm by Staff

Findings from a national study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) "do not support" the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of ad.... Read More

COVID Update 11/9

Nov 09, 2020 at 12:00 pm by Staff

During a weekend when all eyes were on election results, COVID-19 ignored all counts except the number of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths across the country as the.... Read More

COVID Update 11/3

Nov 03, 2020 at 03:38 pm by Staff

Nashville has extended Phase 3 of the reopening plan. Effective immediately: Retail stores and commercial business can continue at 3/4 capacity, Masks are mandatory for all r.... Read More

TN Physicians' Prescription Against COVID

Nov 03, 2020 at 10:24 am by Staff

A Prescription for the People of Tennessee from Your Physicians, As physicians on the front lines combatting COVID-19, we know that wearing face coverings (masks) in public is.... Read More

Nursing Homes COVID Cases Increasing Due To Community Spread

Nov 03, 2020 at 10:20 am by Staff

43% Of New Cases In Nursing Homes From Midwest States WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representin.... Read More

VUMC Begins Study of Second COVID-19 Vaccine

Nov 03, 2020 at 09:56 am by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has begun recruiting up to 250 participants for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing an investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed b.... Read More

COVID Update 11/2

Nov 02, 2020 at 04:36 pm by Staff

COVID-19 cases continue to rise across most of the country. Nashville and the state of Tennessee are no exception. On Monday, Oct. 19, Nashville reported 31,759 confirmed cas.... Read More

Areas Without Mask Requirements Have Larger Increase in COVID-19 Hospitalizations; Consumer Spending Still Depressed

Oct 27, 2020 at 02:43 pm by Staff

All areas of Tennessee have seen a resurgence in hospitalized COVID-19 patients since early October, but hospitals that draw patients from counties without masking requirement.... Read More

Statement of support for mask wearing from Wendy Long, M.D., president and CEO of the Tennessee Hospital Association:

Oct 27, 2020 at 12:27 pm by Staff

"We are once again at a crossroads and we need our fellow Tennesseans to help ensure we head down the better path. "COVID cases and hospitalizations are rising again, and if t.... Read More

COVID Update 10/26

Oct 26, 2020 at 12:16 pm by Staff

What a difference a week makes ... and not in a good way. Nashville and Tennessee, like much of the rest of the country, are seeing spikes in COVID-19 cases, increases in tran.... Read More