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July 11, 2025

Prevent heat-related injuries, deaths in children with these important tips

As parents and caregivers are being mindful of safety in rising temperatures, experts also urge adults to take appropriate steps to prevent hot car deaths and injuries.

By Jessica Pasley
Patient Brynlee Pruitt with facility dog Velour and handler, Kaylor Glassman, MS.
July 10, 2025

Velour Vanderbilt is just what the doctor ordered

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt facility dog “transforms tears to giggles on a daily basis,” said her handler.

By Jessica Pasley
July 8, 2025

Meg Rush to retire after four decades of service to children’s health care

Rush has spent her entire medical career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell, arriving at VUMC in 1984 as a motivated resident passionate about helping the tiniest of patients in neonatology, joining the faculty in 1990, and rising through the ranks as a well-respected leader.

By Christina Echegaray
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July 7, 2025

Experts offer tips on dealing with ticks this summer

Four tick-borne illnesses are most common in Tennessee, including spotted fever rickettsiosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

By Jessica Pasley
Patient Zoe Forman, right, and her mother, Heather Rossomme, back home in Alabama after Zoe’s surgery.
July 7, 2025

Quick action to treat young dancer’s rare heart condition a testament to what multidisciplinary teams can do

Bystanders assumed the healthy teen — who has danced for nine years, six of those competitively — was overheated or exhausted. Conscious, though unresponsive to questions, Zoe quickly worsened.

By Christina Echegaray
Artist rendering of the gym area for the new inpatient pediatric rehabilitation unit at Monroe Carell. (courtesy Blair + Mui Dowd Architects)
July 1, 2025

Community comes together to bring inpatient rehabilitation to Tennessee children

Currently, children in Tennessee must travel out of state, often hours away from home, to receive the intensive rehabilitation care they need, creating significant hardships and burdens on families.

By Christina Echegaray
June 30, 2025

Coronavirus pioneer Mark Denison bids farewell to VUMC colleagues after remarkable career

The discoveries about coronavirus biology that Denison and his colleagues made were foundational for the rapid validation of antiviral drugs and development of new vaccines that helped bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
By Bill Snyder
June 30, 2025

Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville announces new NICU medical director

Diane Attardi, MD, has a long history of caring for NICU babies as a neonatologist and NICU medical director throughout the Northeast.
June 26, 2025

John White’s medical team has spent decades helping him achieve goals in life — and on the soccer field

His different heart didn’t mean accepting limits
By Evan Dorian
June 25, 2025

First pediatric liver-pancreas dual transplant performed in Tennessee

Phone call changes the life of family whose daughter with cystic fibrosis needed both a liver and pancreas transplant.
By Jessica Pasley
June 24, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt researcher featured at congressional science fair 

The science fair exhibited research projects, including Lamb’s, that are funded by the NIH, with topics ranging from inflammation to congenital heart conditions, cancer clinical trials and personalized medicine.  
By Nick Warren
June 12, 2025

From professional photographer to pediatric nurse, Mel Firebaugh is focused on bringing joy

“Being a photographer taught me to treasure the good memories and hold tight through the tough times. This is useful in nursing because there are a lot of tough times.”
By Jessica Pasley
June 12, 2025

Neonatal resuscitation initiative expands: First responders learn lifesaving techniques

Each day, 50 to 60 Nashville Fire employees participated, beginning with lectures and followed by hands-on group exercises facilitated by LifeFlight instructors.
By Kylie Avery
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