News Releases Archive — Page 28 of 36
Recent and archived press releases with clinical and research news
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February 27, 2024
Lack of Insurance among Tennessee children remains low, while mental health concerns persist
The latest analysis of the 2024 Tennessee Child Health Poll has found that the proportion of uninsured kids in Tennessee held steady from the 2023 poll, and the rates of mental health diagnoses and associated concerns from Tennessee parents remain high. -
February 23, 2024
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt begins treating patients with novel gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt's Jonathan Soslow, MD, and Bryan Burnette, MD, recently began treating patients with a novel gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. -
February 22, 2024
AI aids efforts to cut nuisance alerts for health care teams: study
A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center demonstrates the promise of artificial intelligence to help refine and target the myriad computerized alerts intended to assist doctors and other team members in day-to-day clinical decision-making. -
February 19, 2024
VUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine
An analysis of genomic data from nearly 250,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has identified more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variations, nearly 4 million of which have potential health consequences. -
February 7, 2024
Education, bullying, mental health, school gun violence top list of parental concerns for their children: poll
The latest results from an annual poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy again show education and school quality is the leading concern parents have for their children for the third consecutive year. -
February 5, 2024
Vanderbilt performs its first pediatric living donor liver transplant
Young Cameron Campbell recently became the first pediatric patient to receive a living donor liver transplant at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
January 24, 2024
Long-term follow-up pinpoints side effects of treatments for prostate cancer patients
A 10-year follow up study of nearly 2,500 U.S. men who received prostate cancer treatment will help inform decision making in terms of treatments and side effects for a diverse population.