Jessica Pasley

Alex Harrison is one of the young patients helped by Children’s Hospital’s Complex Aerodigestive Evaluation Team.
March 3, 2022

Multidisciplinary team helps treat airway, upper GI issues in children

Vanderbilt’s Complex Aerodigestive Evaluation Team focuses on complicated airway and upper digestive issues for chronically ill children.

By Jessica Pasley
February 28, 2022

Study finds azithromycin use during RSV not useful in preventing recurrent wheezing, may cause harm

Vanderbilt research on the impact of the antibiotic azithromycin during severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis overwhelmingly support current national bronchiolitis guidelines, which recommend against antibiotics during acute bronchiolitis due to lack of effect on the acute illness.

By Jessica Pasley
February 24, 2022

Study to explore neurologic impact of flu treatment

A Vanderbilt study will explore the neurologic and psychiatric complications of flu and evaluate adverse effects of the antiviral treatment oseltamivir, also known by the brand name Tamiflu.

By Jessica Pasley
Kabrien Watts recently became the 100th employee hired through the Project SEARCH program.
February 10, 2022

Project SEARCH program hits employment milestone

Vanderbilt’s Project SEARCH for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities recently marked a milestone when it hired its 100th employee.

By Jessica Pasley
Respiratory therapist Melanie Walker now works at Children’s Hospital helping NICU patients with breathing needs.
February 3, 2022

Respiratory therapist was once a neonatal intensive care unit patient

Melanie Walker knows was once a patient in Vanderbilt’s neonatal intensive care unit. Today, she’s a respiratory therapist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
January 24, 2022

Vanderbilt recruiting children to study allergic responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Vanderbilt is conducting a clinical trial to determine risk and mechanisms of allergic reactions to COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine among children.

By Jessica Pasley
January 6, 2022

Study compares surgeries for low birthweight babies

By Jessica Pasley
January 3, 2022

Increase in ATV injuries prompts additional funding to support safety program at Children’s Hospital

According to hospital records, there were 100 ATV-related trauma admissions between July 2020 and August 2021. That is up from 2017 when injuries accounted for 69 admissions and were the fifth leading cause of trauma admissions at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Jessica Pasley
December 17, 2021

Family knows firsthand the critical need for blood donations

Vanderbilt cancer patient Brody Cramer knows all too well how crucial blood donations are. Since he was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year he has needed 23 units of red blood cells and 16 units of platelets.
By Jessica Pasley
December 13, 2021

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges caution in toy selection this holiday season

Santa is known for making a list and checking it twice, and injury prevention experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge shoppers to follow suit when purchasing gifts this holiday season.
By Jessica Pasley
December 7, 2021

VUMC awarded CDC funding to combat antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases

Vanderbilt has partnered with the CDC to combat the crisis of antimicrobial resistance and other healthcare threats through a newly created Global Action in Healthcare Network (GAIHN).
By Jessica Pasley
November 18, 2021

National Injury Prevention Day highlights need for awareness

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is joining 43 hospitals nationwide to raise awareness about the need for injury and violence prevention.
By Jessica Pasley