VUMC News and Communications

July 14, 2008

Behavior Analysis Clinic now treating children as young as 3 years old

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Behavior Analysis Clinic, which serves families who have a child with an intellectual or other developmental disability and who also engage in challenging behaviors, is now working with children as young as 3 years old.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 14, 2008

Study shows pediatricians can help prevent violence

Pediatricians can help prevent future violent behaviors in their patients with a brief, one-time office intervention during a routine exam, according to a new study published in the July issue of Pediatrics.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 11, 2008

Vanderbilt Medical Center makes this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Honor Roll’ of best hospitals

U.S. News & World Report is listing Vanderbilt Medical Center on its "Honor Roll" of hospitals – an honor reserved for a select group of institutions labeled by the magazine as the "best of the best."

By VUMC News and Communications
July 3, 2008

Fireworks at home are a risky way to celebrate July 4

National statistics show 10 percent of firework injuries are sustained by toddlers, and injuries are most likely to occur when children have fireworks without adequate supervision.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 2, 2008

Media Advisory: Guatemalan toddler with large neck tumor prepares for life-changing surgery

Joseline Elizabeth Vasquez Santay will undergo preliminary procedures to help doctors at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\’s Hospital at Vanderbilt determine how to safely remove a neck tumor which is as large as the toddler\’s head.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 1, 2008

Migraine mutations reveal clues to biological basis of disorder

Fifteen percent to 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraines – excruciating headaches often presaged by dramatic sensations, or "auras." By studying a rare, inherited form of migraine, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found clues to the biological basis of the painful, debilitating disorder. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Alfred George Jr., M.D., and colleagues report that genetic mutations linked to this rare form of familial migraine alter the function of sodium channels – protein "tunnels" through brain cell membranes involved in the electrical conduction of nerve impulses.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 30, 2008

New Vanderbilt Autism Clinic provides one-point entry

Vanderbilt University is making it easy for families and professionals to find autism services by introducing the Vanderbilt Autism Clinic – a single helpline staffed by an autism expert who can make referrals for what\'s needed. Vanderbilt recruited Sarah Zombek to serve as family services coordinator. She held a similar position at Massachusetts General Hospital in an autism clinic with a national reputation for family-centered care.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 27, 2008

Nashville Collaborative aimed to help Latino families to launch June 28

The Nashville Collaborative, a partnership between the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation to improve child health, will launch Saturday, June 28.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 26, 2008

Media Advisory: Rally Across America to stop at Children’s Hospital

Rally Across America, a non-profit charity bicycle race which raises money for childhood cancer research, will visit the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt on Friday, June 27.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 17, 2008

$2.4 million NIH grant puts Children’s Hospital researcher at forefront of new direction in HIV research

After recent efforts to develop a vaccine to protect against AIDS proved ineffective, the National Institutes of Health announced a change in research direction; and it\'s one that will involve the lab of James Crowe, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 17, 2008

Improving the business of health care

There\'s more to great health care than medicine. While physicians, nurses and hospital administrators are experts at patient care, they often lack the business skills needed to be effective managers. The new Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care is a one-year degree program designed to arm clinical professionals with the business fundamentals and decision-making skills needed to successfully manage people, programs and processes.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 16, 2008

Early heat wave calls for precautions for children

With temperatures already hitting the mid-90s, it\'s important to keep a close eye on children, especially those who are active outside. "This is the time that we tend to see more heat-induced illnesses because kids are out of school and more active outdoors,"said Rebecca Swan, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
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