Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 146 of 390

Two men pose together at a reception in front of a Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt backdrop; the man on the right wears glasses and a suit with an orange tie.
October 25, 2018

Riding for a cause

Earlier this year, Bruce Green rode his bike on a 3,400-mile trip from Los Angeles to Boston, raising more than $50,000 in honor of his late father, Neil E. Green, MD, former director and chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A man speaks into a microphone in a Seacrest Studios broadcast room, with children and adults nearby and recording equipment in the foreground.
October 25, 2018

Walker Hayes visits Children’s Hospital

Country music singer Walker Hayes recently visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where he spent time with patients and families and performed and conducted interviews at Seacrest Studios.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Eight people and a golf-course mascot pose together on a sunny golf course, with a tournament tent and wooded hills in the background. Several people hold golf clubs, and two children wear pink and blue event shirts.
October 18, 2018

Rascal Flatts Celebrity Golf Classic tees up support for Children’s Hospital

Country music group Rascal Flatts partnered with Delta Dental of Tennessee and WME to host the third-annual Celebrity Golf Classic to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Monday, Oct. 8, at the Golf Club of Tennessee. The Rascal Flatts Celebrity Golf Classic gave teams the opportunity to be matched with a celebrity teammate for a day on the golf course.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Colleen Conway-Welch stands on outdoor steps beside blooming yellow daffodils, wearing a coral dress and necklace.
October 12, 2018

Colleen Conway-Welch, nursing education pioneer and emerita dean, has died

Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, CNM, FAAN, FACNM, who during her 29 years as dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing transformed nursing education at Vanderbilt and nationally, died Oct. 12 following a courageous battle with cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Five stylized human figures in orange, yellow, red, green, and blue standing side by side; the yellow and green figures are depicted with skirts.
October 12, 2018

Asthma’s androgen connection

New findings may explain why the prevalence of asthma is higher in women and suggest that testosterone derivatives may be useful for treating more severe types of asthma.

By Vanderbilt Health News
October 12, 2018

Targeting diabetic kidney disease

Pathways activated by the epidermal growth factor receptor may be attractive targets to treat diabetic kidney disease, according to new findings from Vanderbilt investigators.

By Sanjay Mishra