Children's Hospital Archive
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September 15, 2021
Older age, chronic co-morbidities associated with more severe COVID disease in children
Vanderbilt research found that multiple factors are associated with the severity of COVID-19 disease in children, including older age and chronic co-morbidities such as obesity, diabetes and neurologic conditions. -
September 9, 2021
Study urges new pediatric thyroid surgery protocols
A Vanderbilt study is reinforcing the need to develop specific protocols for children, particularly concerning thyroid disease. -
September 2, 2021
Children’s Hospital to benefit from raffle of new home
Middle Tennessee home builder Willow Branch Homes has donated one of their new homes to raffle off in support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
August 26, 2021
Obese children, young adults at higher risk for thyroid cancer
Children and young adults who are obese are at greater risk for malignant thyroid nodules, according to new study from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
August 26, 2021
Perkins named director of Pediatric Neurotology
Elizabeth Perkins, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been named director of Pediatric Neurotology at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
August 19, 2021
Children, firearms mixing more during pandemic
Researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt discovered an alarming finding during the height of the pandemic — a marked increase in firearm encounters among children. -
August 19, 2021
Backpack safety crucial as children return to school
With area schools in full swing and homework assignments piling up, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge parents to check their children’s backpacks.