The team at Vanderbilt Health’s Firefly Program held a packing party to assemble 1,500 lifesaving first aid kits. (all photos by Jessica Pasley)

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Pediatrics

A first aid kit from Firefly Program for every new mother — with naloxone inside

The Tennessee Department of Health, through the Opioid Abatement Council Community Grant program, recently awarded $1.2M to The Naloxone Project, a nonprofit dedicated to patient-centric care for individuals with opioid use disorder.

By Jessica Pasley
LifeFlight Event Medicine also provides coverage at other events such as this summer’s CMA Fest, where Coy Abercrombie, AEMT, left, and Matt Fuson, CCP, were among team members working the downtown Nashville music festival.
Emergency & Trauma

Vanderbilt LifeFlight offers tips to avoid injury and illness at CMA Fest  
Tech & Health

Research addresses barriers to success for antibody-based therapies for solid head, neck and pancreatic tumors

 By Evan Dorian
Emergency & Trauma

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

 By Jessica Pasley
Cancer

New research: Heart drug may also limit the spread of cancer

 By Bill Snyder

News Releases

Recent and archived press releases with clinical and research news

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Study finds link between neighborhood opportunity and mental health-related hospitalizations in youths

Opportunity is measured by the Child Opportunity Index 3.0, a publicly available, multidimensional metric that captures neighborhood conditions that influence children’s health, like education, housing, access to healthy food, environment and societal factors.

By Jake Lowary

Study questions standard screening test for amputation risk in veterans

In a review of the electronic health records of more than 223,000 veterans treated at Veterans Health Administration facilities, the researchers found that even modest decreases in the normal ABI correlated with a higher risk of major adverse limb events (MALE) requiring intervention, including amputation and revascularization (treatment to restore blood flow).

By Bill Snyder
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

As aspiration cases at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt grew, a team of physicians sought to ensure that the most appropriate imaging tools were being used in the evaluation and diagnostic process for suspected aspirations.

By Jessica Pasley

Resilient Stage 4 colon cancer patient discovers surgery option close to home  

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is “pushing the envelope” with new technologies like histotripsy and new programs like robotic liver surgery and robotic pancreas surgery, serving patients not only from Tennessee, but also parts of Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia.  

By Craig Boerner

Study finds link between neighborhood opportunity and mental health-related hospitalizations in youths

Opportunity is measured by the Child Opportunity Index 3.0, a publicly available, multidimensional metric that captures neighborhood conditions that influence children’s health, like education, housing, access to healthy food, environment and societal factors.

By Jake Lowary

Study questions standard screening test for amputation risk in veterans

In a review of the electronic health records of more than 223,000 veterans treated at Veterans Health Administration facilities, the researchers found that even modest decreases in the normal ABI correlated with a higher risk of major adverse limb events (MALE) requiring intervention, including amputation and revascularization (treatment to restore blood flow).

By Bill Snyder
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

As aspiration cases at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt grew, a team of physicians sought to ensure that the most appropriate imaging tools were being used in the evaluation and diagnostic process for suspected aspirations.

By Jessica Pasley

Resilient Stage 4 colon cancer patient discovers surgery option close to home  

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is “pushing the envelope” with new technologies like histotripsy and new programs like robotic liver surgery and robotic pancreas surgery, serving patients not only from Tennessee, but also parts of Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia.  

By Craig Boerner
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Explore VUSM’s pioneering history

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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Sebastian Brook is what his parents call ‘the exception.’

Minutes to hours, to weeks, months and years … How a patient defied the odds

By Jessica Pasley

Sit, stay, heal: Meet the facility dogs of Vanderbilt Health 

By Danny Bonvissuto

Study seeks to determine best way to treat myopia in children

By Jessica Pasley
Sheridan Clawson and her son, Casey, in the NICU at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. (photo by Susan Urmy)

New NICU program cares for infants with complex lung and airway diseases

By Jessica Pasley
Hoyt Summerville walks on the GAITRite device while Ken Swantek PT, DPT, looks on. (photo by Susan Urmy)

New device collects data to measure gait, informing physical therapy programs, custom orthotic design

By Matt Batcheldor
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Study finds that guidelines helped reduce food allergy rates in children

By Jessica Pasley
Patient Niah Carver hugs facility dog Squid. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

Facility dog’s calming presence helps young heart patient cope with anxiety

By Jessica Pasley
Country music star Kelsea Ballerini talks with patients during her visit to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. (photo by Donn Jones)

Country music star Kelsea Ballerini donates $100,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and makes special appearance to visit patients and families

By Christina Echegaray

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named No. 1 children’s hospital in Tennessee and Southeast by U.S. News & World Report

By Christina Echegaray
Jamie Phillips, MHA

Jamie Phillips named President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By John Howser
The Be In The Zone program included a daylong event where students experienced a mock trauma simulation in the ED. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

Program shows students that distracted driving can take many forms

By Jessica Pasley
Kix Brooks. (photo by Tausha Dickinson)

Kix Brooks honored with star on Walk of Champions at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By Paige Turner
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Transplant

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Donate Life Ceremony recognizes organ donors and their families

“This ceremony reminds us of the impact that one act of generosity can have on countless lives.”

By Matt Batcheldor

Vanderbilt Health’s Seth Karp To Join Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

After 15 years of distinguished leadership at Vanderbilt Health, Seth Karp, MD, the H. William Scott Jr. Professor of Surgery, will be stepping down as System Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences on Oct. 15.

By John Howser

Great Saves event reunites former patients with those who provided lifesaving care  

They and their families shared their journeys back to health, from initial illness followed by weeks to months in the SICU, to their ongoing rehabilitation and recovery. 

By Jill Clendening

Vanderbilt Health lung transplant patients, doctors climb highest peak in the Americas

Most of the 27 participants were able to reach altitudes of more than 18,000 feet — exclusively personal bests. All participants were under close medical supervision.

By Matt Batcheldor

Donate Life Ceremony recognizes organ donors and their families

“This ceremony reminds us of the impact that one act of generosity can have on countless lives.”

By Matt Batcheldor

Vanderbilt Health’s Seth Karp To Join Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

After 15 years of distinguished leadership at Vanderbilt Health, Seth Karp, MD, the H. William Scott Jr. Professor of Surgery, will be stepping down as System Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences on Oct. 15.

By John Howser

Great Saves event reunites former patients with those who provided lifesaving care  

They and their families shared their journeys back to health, from initial illness followed by weeks to months in the SICU, to their ongoing rehabilitation and recovery. 

By Jill Clendening

Vanderbilt Health lung transplant patients, doctors climb highest peak in the Americas

Most of the 27 participants were able to reach altitudes of more than 18,000 feet — exclusively personal bests. All participants were under close medical supervision.

By Matt Batcheldor
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Mission of Caring

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A legacy built to last: Vanderbilt Health Patient Transport creates Charles ‘Pete’ Marshall Legacy Award to recognize the best of its own  

“Pete regularly checked in on people and brought a quiet strength and wisdom that helped everyone grow not only in their roles, but their lives. He was a supportive and constructive voice and truly exemplified the best of us not only in Patient Transport, but Vanderbilt Health.”

By Holly Fletcher

Agnes Fogo receives lifetime achievement award for contributions to renal pathology

The award recognizes Fogo’s pioneering discoveries and lasting impact on understanding the pathophysiology and diagnosis of kidney disease.

By Leigh MacMillan

Consuelo Wilkins receives Duke Medical Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award

Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, is recognized for her visionary leadership and national impact in clinical and translational research.

By Holly Fletcher

Vanderbilt Health Hospitals receive Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star Overall Quality Ratings

These hospitals were awarded Five-Star ratings for overall quality of care for 2026, placing Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals among the top 12% in the nation for overall performance.

By John Howser

A legacy built to last: Vanderbilt Health Patient Transport creates Charles ‘Pete’ Marshall Legacy Award to recognize the best of its own  

“Pete regularly checked in on people and brought a quiet strength and wisdom that helped everyone grow not only in their roles, but their lives. He was a supportive and constructive voice and truly exemplified the best of us not only in Patient Transport, but Vanderbilt Health.”

By Holly Fletcher

Agnes Fogo receives lifetime achievement award for contributions to renal pathology

The award recognizes Fogo’s pioneering discoveries and lasting impact on understanding the pathophysiology and diagnosis of kidney disease.

By Leigh MacMillan

Consuelo Wilkins receives Duke Medical Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award

Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, is recognized for her visionary leadership and national impact in clinical and translational research.

By Holly Fletcher

Vanderbilt Health Hospitals receive Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star Overall Quality Ratings

These hospitals were awarded Five-Star ratings for overall quality of care for 2026, placing Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals among the top 12% in the nation for overall performance.

By John Howser
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Aliquots – Research Briefs

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Sickle cell disease heightens risk for precancerous blood disorder

These findings shed light on disruptions in normal blood cell development (hematopoiesis) that may be shared by sickle cell disease and clonal hematopoiesis.

By Bill Snyder

Study identifies potential noninvasive blood marker for Crohn’s disease activity

One immune cell signaling molecule was increased in active versus inactive Crohn’s disease in both endoscopic and histologic activity assessments, suggesting it could serve as a potential noninvasive marker of disease activity.

By Leigh MacMillan

Motor protein plays key role in intestinal stem cell identity, function

Study findings suggest a new therapeutic approach for a rare digestive disorder, microvillus inclusion disease.

By Leigh MacMillan

‘Kindlins’ are a key to kidney formation

Kindlins regulate cell signaling during the formation of ureteric buds, a key step in the development of the kidneys’ urine collection system.

By Bill Snyder

Sickle cell disease heightens risk for precancerous blood disorder

These findings shed light on disruptions in normal blood cell development (hematopoiesis) that may be shared by sickle cell disease and clonal hematopoiesis.

By Bill Snyder

Study identifies potential noninvasive blood marker for Crohn’s disease activity

One immune cell signaling molecule was increased in active versus inactive Crohn’s disease in both endoscopic and histologic activity assessments, suggesting it could serve as a potential noninvasive marker of disease activity.

By Leigh MacMillan

Motor protein plays key role in intestinal stem cell identity, function

Study findings suggest a new therapeutic approach for a rare digestive disorder, microvillus inclusion disease.

By Leigh MacMillan

‘Kindlins’ are a key to kidney formation

Kindlins regulate cell signaling during the formation of ureteric buds, a key step in the development of the kidneys’ urine collection system.

By Bill Snyder
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