Jessica Pasley Archive — Page 25 of 57

Close-up portrait of a young person with dark hair resting their chin on folded arms and looking toward the camera, wearing a red shirt.
May 27, 2020

Experts offer tips for managing and monitoring adolescent mental health

As families are managing the restrictions that the COVID-19 pandemic presents, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging parents to pay close attention to the behaviors of their children.

May 25, 2020

Pediatric traumas rose as children stayed home more

During the first few weeks of the statewide stay-at-home order issued by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital saw a higher volume of pediatric traumas, including ATV accidents, dirt bike accidents and pellet gunshot wounds.

Masked woman holding a woven basket filled with colorful cloth face masks outside a building.
May 11, 2020

Grateful kidney transplant patient donates masks to VUMC

“I was really excited to have the opportunity to do something for those who had done so much for me.”

Portrait of a bearded man with curly dark hair wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
May 6, 2020

Unplanned extubations in preterm infants studied

Unplanned extubations (UEs) in adult and pediatric populations have long been associated with poor clinical outcomes and increased costs to health care systems.

Illustrated collage of 25 diverse people wearing protective face masks, arranged in five rows of circular portraits.
April 29, 2020

Here’s your “How to wear a mask” guide from an infectious disease specialist

A reminder for regular mask-wearers and a primer for masking novices

Toddler partially inside a wicker laundry basket, with bare legs sticking out, in a bathroom.
April 22, 2020

How to make “safer at home” safe for children

“As kids get bored they start getting into things they shouldn’t be getting into because they have nothing else to do,” says Children’s Hospital safety expert.