Christina Echegaray Archive — Page 20 of 35
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March 23, 2018
Study tracks impact of NAS on state Medicaid programs
In the United States, one infant is born every 15 minutes with withdrawal symptoms after being exposed to opioids before birth, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. -
March 15, 2018
Boys, girls reach activity levels in different ways
Most preschool-age children manage to get enough recommended daily physical activity, but how they move varies with noticeable differences between boys and girls, a new Vanderbilt study found. -
March 8, 2018
Children’s Hospital, Hunter’s Hope team to fight Krabbe disease
Dylan May’s 6-month-old baby photo shows a smiling face and bright blue eyes — the appearance of a seemingly happy, healthy baby. -
March 1, 2018
Study sheds light on how childhood RSV can lead to asthma
Infants who have higher amounts of the bacterium Lactobacillus present in their nose or upper part of the throat during an acute respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection are less likely to develop childhood wheezing later in life, a new Vanderbilt-led Center for Asthma Research study found. -
March 1, 2018
“The most famous nurse in the world” looks back on the video of her singing to a patient — and tells the story behind it
Olivia Neufelder sang from her heart to her dying patient, and millions of people all over the world shared the video. Here's the story behind the song, and what the 24-year-old Vanderbilt nurse's reaction has been to her fame. -
February 26, 2018
Former DJ Kelvin Jones stays in the groove making sure clinicians and patients have the supplies they need
As a lead supply technician for VUMC, Jones knows the work his 15-member team performs daily is vital to support doctors and nurses capabilities to carry out procedures.