News Releases

Recent and archived press releases with clinical and research news

September 25, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offer tips for parents to spot warning signs amid rising suicide rate concerns 

There has been a growing mental health crisis among children and adolescents in Tennessee, where the suicide death rate among youth (ages 5-17) is 13.6% higher than the national average.

By Christina Echegaray
September 23, 2025

New Primary Care-Internal Medicine Residency Program to open in 2026 at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

The new residency program reflects the commitment to invest in VWCH, now a teaching hospital, and to advance health care in the surrounding community.

By Bill Snyder
September 22, 2025

NIH grant renewal signals bright outlook for Vanderbilt vision research

The Vanderbilt Vision Research Center was founded in 1989 and secured the National Eye Institute core grant that still supports it; the grant will provide approximately $3.3 million over the current five-year funding period.

By Leigh MacMillan
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September 17, 2025

Study reveals efficacy of nicotinamide for skin cancer prevention 

Overall, there was a 14% reduction in skin cancer risk. When nicotinamide was taken after a first skin cancer, the risk reduction rose to 54%.

By Tom Wilemon
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September 16, 2025

Forgotten opioid has resurfaced as lethal street drug

Originally developed in the 1950s but never approved for clinical use, these substances are over 20 times more potent than fentanyl and hundreds to thousands of times more potent than morphine.

By Craig Boerner
September 12, 2025

Study shows magnesium inhibits colorectal cancer carcinogenesis by increasing vitamin D-synthesizing bacteria  

The findings from the current study suggest that magnesium also increases the gut synthesis of vitamin D, which does not go to the blood and takes effect locally.

By Tom Wilemon
September 9, 2025

Jamie Phillips named President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

She brings nearly 30 years of experience in health care administration to Monroe Carell, the past seven of which have been in a chief operating officer role.
By John Howser
September 8, 2025

BMI screening alone misses children with excess body fat, study finds

Waist circumference measurements along with weight and height may be a practical, low-cost marker to confirm excess body fat among children.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 2, 2025

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center announces Young Adult Cancer Symposium

The symposium offers clinicians, patients, caregivers and advocates the opportunity to learn from internationally known experts focused on early-onset cancers.
By Tom Wilemon
September 2, 2025

NFL webinar to address player health and safety for all ages

The webinar will bring together a group of experts from the youth, high school and college levels — including Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, director of the Vanderbilt Youth Sports Health Center.
By Craig Boerner
August 30, 2025

One shot of RSV vaccine effective against hospitalization in older adults for two seasons

RSV causes substantial seasonal illness during fall and winter in the U.S., with an estimated 100,000-150,000 hospitalizations and 4,000-8,000 deaths.
By Craig Boerner
August 28, 2025

Yolanda Redmond named Chief Supply Chain Officer for VUMC 

"Supply Chain is more than just operations — we're a strategic partner within the organization and critical to continued growth," Redmond said.
By Holly Fletcher
August 25, 2025

VUMC partners with Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville State, and Ascension on Early College programs

These will become the fourth and fifth MNPS zoned high schools with an Early College program embedded in the school in partnership with Nashville State, joining Whites Creek, Glencliff, and Cane Ridge.
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