Jessica Pasley
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May 1, 2023
Study highlights risks for self-harm events in children and adolescents
A Vanderbilt study has identified four separate profiles to help medical professionals better assess children at elevated risk for a self-harm event. -
April 11, 2023
Doggone it — be safe
Any dog may bite if surprised or provoked; how to safely interact with Canine World -
March 30, 2023
Infant sleep safety education vital to reduce deaths
According to Tennessee’s 2022 Child Fatality Annual Report, over the past five years, white infants accounted for most of the sleep-related infant deaths in Tennessee, but Black infants were three times more likely to suffer a sleep-related fatality. -
March 16, 2023
Study seeks to identify prenatal allergy risk markers
A Vanderbilt clinical trial is seeking to identify prenatal and early childhood markers of high risk for food allergy and atopic dermatitis, or eczema, as well as biological pathways that lead to these conditions. -
March 9, 2023
Get Well education and entertainment platform launches
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently launched a new digital patient engagement system to interact with patients and families. -
March 2, 2023
High-dose flu vaccine beneficial for pediatric stem cell transplant patients
Vanderbilt was the lead site for an influenza vaccine study in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients that may lead to a change in the current flu vaccine recommendations in this vulnerable population.