Jessica Pasley Archive — Page 12 of 57

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December 5, 2023

Sacred Celebrations at Monroe Carell until Jan. 7, 2024

By Jessica Pasley
Smiling young child in a floral surgical cap and hospital gown sits in a hospital bed with medical tubing, an IV, and a chest dressing, coloring in a book with a watercolor palette.
December 5, 2023

ECMO-equipped Angel 7 crucial for young patient’s long care journey

A seriously ill young patient’s 200-mile journey to receive the care she needed was made possible by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s pediatric transport team and the ECMO-equipped Angel 7 ambulance.

By Jessica Pasley
Blurry nighttime view of a wet, multilane road with traffic, glowing streetlights, and red traffic signals.
November 26, 2023

Early evening darkness brings dangers for drivers and pedestrians

The end of daylight saving time means many of us are driving home in the dark

By Jessica Pasley
Smiling young girl with long light-brown hair sits propped up in a hospital bed, wearing an orange patterned shirt.
November 22, 2023

Gracie was with her mom and grandmother on a road trip. A medical emergency brought the Angel 7 ambulance to her rescue.

Angel 7 is the first pediatric transport team in Tennessee to offer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — ECMO — for its patients. It was the difference in life and death.

By Jessica Pasley
Patient Mathias Uribe with his parents, Mathias Uribe and Catalina Gutierrez, and his younger brother, Nicholas.
November 21, 2023

Young patient’s recovery from infection, multiple amputations, moves to next phase

After 143 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Mathias Uribe was discharged to begin the next phase of his recovery following a lengthy infection that led to a rare sequence of health issues.

By Jessica Pasley
A healthcare worker administers a flu shot to a person’s upper arm while another person steadies the arm.
November 13, 2023

Study finds antiviral treatment is largely underused in children with influenza

Vanderbilt research finds antiviral medications are underused in young children diagnosed with influenza despite national guidelines supporting their use

By Jessica Pasley