VUMC News and Communications

November 8, 2004

Infant Twins’ Sudden Illness Leads to Need for Dual Heart Transplants at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Four-month-old identical twins Abigail and Shea Patrick were miracle babies. Their parents tried to have children for years.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 29, 2004

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital to Manage Gateway Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is working to finalize agreements which will place the hospital as the manager of the NICU at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville as soon as January 2005.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 20, 2004

Influenza Studies Involving Children Continue Despite Flu Vaccine Shortages

A few lucky families will avoid long lines to receive flu vaccine for their young children, and may help future generations at the same time by participating in flu vaccine research at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 19, 2004

VCH pediatrician asks parents to take control of Halloween excess

Decades ago Halloween meant visiting a handful of houses, always prepared to earn a treat with a clever homemade costume and a friendly Halloween greeting. Today many families feel trick-or-treating is an exercise in excess at a time when obesity is one of the nation’s top health concerns.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2004

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Launches Genital Herpes Vaccine Trial

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are launching a clinical trial of Herpavac, a new genital herpes vaccine that has proven effective in previous clinical trials in preventing the spread of the herpes simplex virus in women.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 31, 2004

Expert in scientific testing of learning ability to speak at Kennedy Center

Richard Woodcock, a world-renowned researcher of learning ability assessment, will present a lecture on historical advances in cognitive assessment on Thursday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. The lecture will take place in Room 241 of the Kennedy Center/MRL Building and is free and open to the public.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 2, 2004

VCH researchers find antipsychotic use doubled in Tennessee children with ADHD

At a time when parents, schools and physicians still struggle with the perceived overuse of the medication Ritalin to treat children with attention difficulties, a new study suggests the potential for another controversy.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2004

Adolescent Children Antipsychotic Medications

A GROWING NUMBER OF ADOLESCENT CHILDREN EITHER INSURED OR COVERED BY A MANAGED CARE PROGRAM IN TENNESSEE WERE BEING PRESCRIBED NEW ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS FOR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS A-D-H-D. REPORTER HEATHER HALL EXPLAINS.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 22, 2004

LifeFight honored for 20 years of service by Metro Council

Calling it "one of the best [helicopter programs] in the world," Metro Councilman Buck Dozier introduced legislation honoring Vanderbilt LifeFlight for their 20 years of service to Middle Tennessee.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 20, 2004

Vanderbilt School of Nursing joins forces with new nursing school in Nepal

The Vanderbilt School of Nursing has signed an agreement to collaborate with a new nursing school in Kathmandu, Nepal.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 9, 2004

Vanderbilt research shows high doses of popular pain reliever prescribed despite heart risk

The evidence is growing: chronic, high-dose consumption of the arthritis pain reliever Vioxx can raise blood pressure and the risk of serious heart problems.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 11, 2004

Vanderbilt Medical Center Emergency Department’s Beat the Heat Tips

Corey Slovis, M.D., chairman of the department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, gives tips on how to avoid heat related illnesses.
By VUMC News and Communications
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