In celebration of Heart Month, babies in the newborn nursery and NICU received “Heart of Gold” onesies. Shown here, a nurse performs a routine pulse oximetry screen, which is done on all newborns after they are 24 hours old and can detect a variety of congenital heart diseases.
Betsy Williams has firsthand advice for parents on the fence about whether their adolescent children should be vaccinated for the common human papilloma virus (HPV), which can lead to six types of cancer. Don’t hesitate. Do it.
Keeping pace: Nashville, once a mid-size city with a Southern small-town feel, is experiencing explosive growth.
VUMC campus
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine entrance