Pediatric emergency visits, hospitalizations down sharply during pandemic: study
by Christina Echegaray (re-posted from VUMC News & Communications)
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, children’s hospitals across the United States have seen significant reductions in the number of children being treated for common pediatric illnesses like asthma and pneumonia, according to a new multicenter study led by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health faculty, alumna recognized for exemplary teaching, research and leadership
Two Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty and a 2017 alumna of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Master of Public Health program have recently been recognized for their global health accomplishments from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH).
VUMC researcher to expand HIV prevention research into South Africa
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center researcher is hoping a new grant will assess the ability to train traditional healers to perform HIV tests to expand access in South Africa, where more than 7 million people are known to have HIV.
The COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Vaccines for COVID-19 are beginning to be administered across the world. As more Tennesseans and Americans become vaccinated, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has produced informational videos and other content for patients and employees.
Find links to those resources below.
https://www.vumc.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines
Jan. 13 message from VUMC CEO Dr. Jeff Balser. Here is a full transcript of Dr. Balser's remarks.
Tennessee’s Uninsured Children Have Doubled Since 2019 and 2 in 5 Live With Food Insecurity, Poll Finds
In fall 2020, 9% of Tennessee children were uninsured, more than twice the level at the same time in 2019, according to a new
New study creates new model to determine insurance coverage based on policy reforms
A new working paper by John Graves, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy and director for the Vanderbilt Center for Health Economic Modeling uses existing research and data to produce a new statistical model that can determine how many people would gain or lose coverage based on policy proposals.
The paper, which has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal, can be viewed here.
JAMA Health Forum to become full-fledged journal in 2021
Just a year after its founding as an online channel of information, the Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA’s) Health Forum will become a full-fledged journal in Jan. 2021. Melinda Buntin, PhD, Mike Curb professor of Health Policy and chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is deputy editor of the journal.