Jessica Pasley

November 29, 2018

NEI grants help bolster glaucoma research efforts

Two Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) researchers were recently awarded National Eye Institute (NEI) Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI) for Regenerative Medicine grants for $6.8 million over five years to develop new treatments for optic neuropathies and glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness.

By Jessica Pasley
November 26, 2018

VUMC mourns loss of longtime supporter Ann Robinson

Ann Allen Robinson, 86, died at her home on Friday, Nov. 23 after a lengthy illness.

By Jessica Pasley
November 15, 2018

My Special Aflac Duck engages and comforts children

Patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt were surprised with their very own My Special Aflac Duck, a high-tech robot that uses medical play, lifelike movement and emotions to engage and help comfort children during their cancer care.

By Jessica Pasley
November 8, 2018

Grant from Ford supports teen driver safety initiative

Automobile crashes remain the leading cause of overall fatalities for drivers 15-20 years old, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

By Jessica Pasley
October 18, 2018

Young heart patient, care team bond through music

Sydney Andrade-Rubio usually brings her ukulele during hospital stays and clinic visits at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
October 4, 2018

Children’s Hospital launches ATV safety education program

The Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention Program at Children’s Hospital is launching a new ATV safety initiative to arm high school students with information about ATV usage.

By Jessica Pasley
September 27, 2018

New equipment expands Shade Tree’s ophthalmology services

It’s been five years since the Shade Tree Clinic incorporated ophthalmology services into its student-run health clinic.
By Jessica Pasley
September 13, 2018

Prader-Willi Clinic helps coordinate complex care

For nearly one year, Mary Howard spent hours driving from her home in Columbia, Kentucky, to get medical care for her youngest child, Emily. That all ended when she heard about the comprehensive, multidisciplinary Prader-Willi Clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Jessica Pasley
September 13, 2018

Vanderbilt employees, families focus of new OB service

The Center for Women’s Health at Vanderbilt will see the return of a service designed for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University employees and their families.
By Jessica Pasley
September 10, 2018

Greater Nashville Heart Walk set for Sept. 15

The Greater Nashville Heart Walk is set for Saturday, Sept. 15 on the Vanderbilt campus to raise money and awareness about cardiovascular disease and stroke.
By Jessica Pasley
August 23, 2018

Novel program gives congenital heart disease patients new options

Experts at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute are forging new ground in the development of a first-of-its-kind program aimed at adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD).
By Jessica Pasley
August 23, 2018

San Diego Zoo TV channel debuts at Children’s Hospital

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrated the arrival of San Diego Zoo Kids with a launch celebration last week, making it the 150th facility to offer the closed-circuit television channel to patients.
By Jessica Pasley
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