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Kinsey Jones works to pick up rubbery spiders and place them into a cup at the recent weeklong High Five Constraint Camp. There, pediatric occupational therapists place a soft cast on a child’s dominant arm and hand to restrict movement. With the dominant, stronger arm and hand casted, the child trains the weaker arm and hand to become stronger. 
August 1, 2019

High Five Constraint Camp

At the recent weeklong High Five Constraint Camp, pediatric occupational therapists help children improve a weaker limb to become stronger.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2019

Oates recalled as iconic leader, physician, scientist

John Oates, MD, an internationally known physician at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a founding father of the discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, died Tuesday (July 30) in Nashville after a short illness. He was 87.

By Bill Snyder and Leigh MacMillan
July 25, 2019

Private practice physicians less likely to maintain EHRs

A new study finds private practice physicians are less likely to maintain electronic health records.

By Jake Lowary
July 24, 2019

Alice Ingram Hooker, longtime supporter of VUMC and Children’s Hospital, dies at 85

Alice Ingram Hooker, a longtime supporter of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and former chair of their boards, died July 23 after an extended illness.

By VUMC News and Communications
Patient Cole Ringer, 2, and his mother, Emilie, are delighted to interact with volunteers Swoosh the dog and his handler, Michelle Thompson, at the annual Dog Days of Summer Paw-ty on July 17 at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The event featured a dog show, a meet-and-greet with pet volunteers and updates on the Mars Petcare Pet Therapy Fund and the upcoming arrival of Children’s Hospital’s facility dog.
July 24, 2019

Dog Days of Summer

The annual Dog Days of Summer Paw-ty featured a dog show, a meet-and-greet with pet volunteers and updates on the Mars Petcare Pet Therapy Fund and the upcoming arrival of Children’s Hospital’s facility dog.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 16, 2019

A critical factor for wound healing

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center scientists have discovered a role for a tumor suppressor protein in skin wound healing.

By Anivarya Kumar