Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 190 of 390

Red toy box filled with children’s toys, including a teddy bear, soccer ball, baby doll, green dinosaur, toy car, toy airplane, and craft supplies.
November 21, 2016

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges caution in choosing age-appropriate holiday toys for young children

A lit red candle stands among evergreen branches, with blurred red ornaments and warm holiday lights in the background.
November 18, 2016

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers safety tips for holiday decorating

A transparent medical syringe is embedded diagonally in the bullseye of a black-and-yellow dartboard. Measurement markings are visible on the syringe.
November 18, 2016

Targeting the “un-targetable”

A novel drug that targets the protein RSK blocked aggressive breast cancers from metastasizing in an animal model.

A construction crane rises beside Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, with the hospital building, enclosed skybridge, construction barriers, and surrounding streets visible.
November 17, 2016

Rising up

The first of two cranes is in place on the corner of Children’s Way and Medical Center Drive as construction gets underway on the four-floor expansion of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Four adults pose indoors, with the man on the right presenting a framed award plaque to the other three. The plaque includes partially legible text referencing Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Rett syndrome research.
November 17, 2016

VUMC’s Rett Syndrome Clinic lands national recognition

Vanderbilt’s Rett Syndrome Clinic has been named a Rett Syndrome Clinical Research Center of Excellence by Rettsyndrome.org.

A young patient ambassador stands between Nashville Predators captain Mike Fisher and Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf for a ceremonial puck drop on the ice, with a packed arena crowd behind them.
November 17, 2016

Hockey Fights Cancer Night

Max Hermsdorfer, center, served as patient ambassador for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt at the recent Nashville Predators Hockey Fights Cancer Night.