Jessica Pasley Archive — Page 16 of 55
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April 28, 2022
VUMC named BEST for Babies hospital by TDH
Vanderbilt University Medical Center once again was named as a BEST for Babies hospital by the Tennessee Department of Health. -
April 26, 2022
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt/CDC investigate mysterious liver disease in children
Physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are collaborating with the CDC and other hepatologists around the country to help figure out the origins of a mysterious liver disease affecting children ages 1 month to 16 years old. -
April 13, 2022
Distracted Driving Awareness Month: injury prevention experts warn of hazards for teens
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the message is clear — keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. “Motor vehicle crashes are the second leading cause of trauma admission to our hospital,” said Purnima Unni, MPH, CHES, Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program Manager at Children’s Hospital. -
April 13, 2022
New milk bank to help feed babies in the NICU
The opening of Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee in Murfreesboro in 2021 will make providing the much needed resource easier. -
April 7, 2022
Study explores parents’ reluctance to flu, COVID vaccines for children
Vanderbilt research found parents who are reluctant to vaccinate their children against the flu are more than five times as likely to decline the COVID-19 vaccine for their children. -
March 31, 2022
Vanderbilt’s Duchenne Clinic first in Tennessee to be certified
The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been recognized as a Certified Duchenne Care Center Program by the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, and is the only center in Tennessee to receive the distinction.