Entrepreneur, philanthropist and civic leader Tom Golisano. Provided photo.
Pediatrics

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt joins Golisano Children’s Alliance with $40 million gift to advance pediatric heart care  

As part of the gift, Monroe Carell will help establish a consortium dedicated to pediatric heart care across Golisano Children’s Alliance hospitals.

 By Christina Echegaray
Vanderbilt Health in the Community

25 years ago, Jill Grandas’ actions on 9/11 helped save a baby girl’s life. Last week, they met.

 By Wayne Wood

Why the bridge between Hearing and Speech Sciences and Neurology takes a good listener

 By Evan Dorian
Hugh Barrington Lawrence III, from Beacon, New York, admitted to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Pathway, receives his white coat from IGP Director Madhvi Venkatesh, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
Training Tomorrow’s Leaders

New graduate students are urged to forge reputations ‘others can trust’

 By Bill Snyder
Mission of Caring

Gibson Gives strikes the right chord with Vanderbilt Health for healing

 By Jill Clendening

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The rod-shaped pathogen C. diff must overcome a variety of threats to survive and grow in the gut. (illustration by Adobe Stock)

C. diff coordinates threat response to survive in gut

It’s critical to understand how C. diff adapts to environmental stressors in the gut in order to identify novel antimicrobial targets.

By Leigh MacMillan

Researchers identify new therapeutic target for salt-sensitive hypertension

The Vanderbilt Health team discovered that a signaling pathway called AP-1 complex links dietary sodium to immune-driven salt-sensitivity of blood pressure, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

By Leigh MacMillan

Peter Embí named Director of the National Library of Medicine at NIH

Vanderbilt Health informatics leader will head the world’s largest biomedical library and the nation’s leading funder of biomedical informatics and data science research.

By John Howser

The Case of the Missing Statue: Red Paper Dolls vanish for a secret makeover!

The nearly 9-foot-tall, 1,500-pound, aluminum sculpture has served as the logo for the hospital since 1971, and now those iconic paper dolls are getting a dose of rehab therapy. Watch a timelapse video of the removal!

By Jessica Pasley
The rod-shaped pathogen C. diff must overcome a variety of threats to survive and grow in the gut. (illustration by Adobe Stock)

C. diff coordinates threat response to survive in gut

It’s critical to understand how C. diff adapts to environmental stressors in the gut in order to identify novel antimicrobial targets.

By Leigh MacMillan

Researchers identify new therapeutic target for salt-sensitive hypertension

The Vanderbilt Health team discovered that a signaling pathway called AP-1 complex links dietary sodium to immune-driven salt-sensitivity of blood pressure, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

By Leigh MacMillan

Peter Embí named Director of the National Library of Medicine at NIH

Vanderbilt Health informatics leader will head the world’s largest biomedical library and the nation’s leading funder of biomedical informatics and data science research.

By John Howser

The Case of the Missing Statue: Red Paper Dolls vanish for a secret makeover!

The nearly 9-foot-tall, 1,500-pound, aluminum sculpture has served as the logo for the hospital since 1971, and now those iconic paper dolls are getting a dose of rehab therapy. Watch a timelapse video of the removal!

By Jessica Pasley
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DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I’m certain that Miss Holly’s warmth and reassurance greatly assisted in my wife’s speedy recovery.’

Holly Bobo, RN, works in the Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She brought a calm and comforting energy that made one of the worst experiences of our lives feel survivable.’

Carsen Hessler, RN, is a Nurse Resident in the Trauma ICU in the Critical Care Tower. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘The compassion she showed the patient and family was remarkable.’

Ellen Raymond, BSN, RN, works in the Intensive Care unit at Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Hemani Hughes

Lori Harris named Chief Nursing Officer of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

As CNO,Harris will be the senior nursing leader at VPH, overseeing nursing operations and helping shape the hospital’s strategic direction.

By Hemani Hughes

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I’m certain that Miss Holly’s warmth and reassurance greatly assisted in my wife’s speedy recovery.’

Holly Bobo, RN, works in the Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She brought a calm and comforting energy that made one of the worst experiences of our lives feel survivable.’

Carsen Hessler, RN, is a Nurse Resident in the Trauma ICU in the Critical Care Tower. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘The compassion she showed the patient and family was remarkable.’

Ellen Raymond, BSN, RN, works in the Intensive Care unit at Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Hemani Hughes

Lori Harris named Chief Nursing Officer of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

As CNO,Harris will be the senior nursing leader at VPH, overseeing nursing operations and helping shape the hospital’s strategic direction.

By Hemani Hughes
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

In 2004, three floors moved out of Vanderbilt University Hospital and into a different building. Demand soared. Now, that building is a 12-floor, 325-bed state-of-the-art hospital, with more beds coming later this year. Middle Tennessee’s first full-service children’s hospital is commemorating its mission of caring for children and their families.

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A village of care: How pediatric teams helped Madi find her way home

By Christina Echegaray
Patient Isaiah Stricklin had fun striking a pose with Tennessee Titans rookies (from left) Jackie Marshall, Bishop Fitzgerald, Sean Brown, Jalen McMurray and Tyren Montgomery during a visit to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. (photo by Jessie Rogers/Tennessee Titans)

Tennessee Titans rookies bring smiles to pediatric patients in hospital visit

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt joins transportation partners to promote e-bike safety

By Jessica Pasley

Iroquois Steeplechase saddles up to support pediatric health care

By Sarah Thornton
Photo of the exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt shows the four new floors added atop the pediatric facility. (photo by Anne Rayner)

Study challenges long-held practice of imaging for foreign body aspirations

By Jessica Pasley

Local students circle the wagons in relaunch of donation initiative

By Jessica Pasley

Leading with heart: Juan Salazar’s mission to advance pediatric health care for all children

By Christina Echegaray

Friends & Fashion event celebrates healing, style and community support for pediatric patients

By Sarah Thornton

Champ’s Cupboard expands reach, services after strong first year at Monroe Carell. Read the Impact Report.

By Christina Echegaray

Cheers to 10 years: Seacrest Studios celebrates a decade of connection, joy and impact

By Jessica Pasley

Pom-poms for a new era: Briceton Latta’s next cystic fibrosis chapter

By Christina Echegaray
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Cancer

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Decoding the ancestry gap in diagnosing and treating acute myeloid leukemia

The disease is driven by complex combinations of multiple genetic mutations rather than a single defect.

By Yolanda James

‘Balancing act’ helps keep colorectal cancer in check

Vanderbilt Health study offers potentially new avenues to explore in the treatment of colorectal cancer.

By Bill Snyder
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Vanderbilt Health receives $3.4 million grant to advance breast cancer imaging

MR cytometry is a magnetic resonance imaging technology pioneered by Vanderbilt Health investigators that provides information about tumor microstructure which cannot be obtained from conventional MRI.

By Madison Yarbrough

Discover what’s next in cancer at Aug. 22 symposium

The symposium is free and open to people affected by neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis, as well as their families, loved ones and caregivers.

By Yolanda James

Decoding the ancestry gap in diagnosing and treating acute myeloid leukemia

The disease is driven by complex combinations of multiple genetic mutations rather than a single defect.

By Yolanda James

‘Balancing act’ helps keep colorectal cancer in check

Vanderbilt Health study offers potentially new avenues to explore in the treatment of colorectal cancer.

By Bill Snyder
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Vanderbilt Health receives $3.4 million grant to advance breast cancer imaging

MR cytometry is a magnetic resonance imaging technology pioneered by Vanderbilt Health investigators that provides information about tumor microstructure which cannot be obtained from conventional MRI.

By Madison Yarbrough

Discover what’s next in cancer at Aug. 22 symposium

The symposium is free and open to people affected by neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis, as well as their families, loved ones and caregivers.

By Yolanda James
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Aliquots – Research Briefs

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REDCap adds generative AI tools, with human oversight built in

Institutions were advised to connect REDCap to their own institutionally managed, secure generative AI service.

By Paul Govern

EHR-embedded tool extracts liver stiffness values to prevent gaps in care

Vanderbilt Health researchers developed a natural language processing tool that can efficiently identify patients with liver disease and streamline assessment for treatments.

By Leigh MacMillan
kidney stones

Study points to new therapeutic target for chronic kidney disease

Researchers showed that blocking the protein cadherin-11 improved survival and kidney function in three kidney injury models.

By Leigh MacMillan

Study explores diagnostic utility of ocular ultrasound in the emergency department

The study found that point-of-care ultrasound had a high sensitivity for detecting vitreoretinal pathology, but had only moderate accuracy and a low sensitivity for detecting other ocular pathologies that may require prompt intervention.

By Doug Campbell

REDCap adds generative AI tools, with human oversight built in

Institutions were advised to connect REDCap to their own institutionally managed, secure generative AI service.

By Paul Govern

EHR-embedded tool extracts liver stiffness values to prevent gaps in care

Vanderbilt Health researchers developed a natural language processing tool that can efficiently identify patients with liver disease and streamline assessment for treatments.

By Leigh MacMillan
kidney stones

Study points to new therapeutic target for chronic kidney disease

Researchers showed that blocking the protein cadherin-11 improved survival and kidney function in three kidney injury models.

By Leigh MacMillan

Study explores diagnostic utility of ocular ultrasound in the emergency department

The study found that point-of-care ultrasound had a high sensitivity for detecting vitreoretinal pathology, but had only moderate accuracy and a low sensitivity for detecting other ocular pathologies that may require prompt intervention.

By Doug Campbell
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Explore VUSM’s pioneering history

Warm Fleece Meets Cool Science

Alpacas unlock potential of tiny but powerful nanobodies. Today, alpacas are fueling nanobody research across the Vanderbilt campus and around the world.

Five Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital interns graduate from Project SEARCH Transition-to-Work Program

Tennessee has more than 18 Project SEARCH sites, including Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital. The state ranks among the top three for employing people with disabilities through the model.

Mothers helping mothers: Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital’s milk depot surpasses expectations in first year, fueling hope for fragile infants

As the depot enters its second year, VCH remains committed to expanding access to donor breast milk for the region’s most vulnerable newborns.

Welcoming Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital into the Vanderbilt Health family: Photo gallery

Vanderbilt Health staff traveled from around the region for an Employee Welcome Event on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to greet new colleagues at Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, which officially joined the enterprise Feb. 2.

Randy Davis named President of Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital

The 270-bed Clarksville facility is the newest member of Vanderbilt Health’s network of Regional Hospitals in Tennessee.

Greg and Monica Barton at home with their sons, Carter, left, and triplets Matthew, John and Weston.

Turn left for the plan, turn right for the miracle: When triplets couldn’t wait for Nashville

Triplets decided to enter the world at 26 weeks. The plan was Nashville, but it was a left turn and an hour away. Would choosing the local hospital be right?

Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital receives Primary Stroke Center certification

Certification recognizes one of Vanderbilt Health’s regional hospitals for exceptional efforts in providing safe, high quality stroke care.