Opioid use disorder treatment access increases in areas with large Medicaid population

Increase in ATV injuries prompts additional funding to support safety program at Children’s Hospital

According to hospital records, there were 100 ATV-related trauma admissions between July 2020 and August 2021. That is up from 2017 when injuries accounted for 69 admissions and were the fifth leading cause of trauma admissions at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

“Atlas” of lung development may aid efforts to heal premature lungs

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have constructed a single-cell “atlas” of lung development that tracks multiple cell types over time.

Family knows firsthand the critical need for blood donations

Vanderbilt cancer patient Brody Cramer knows all too well how crucial blood donations are. Since he was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year he has needed 23 units of red blood cells and 16 units of platelets.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt targets teen driver safety

Ess, Warren, Williams elected to American Pediatric Society

Three Vanderbilt pediatricians have been elected to the American Pediatric Society, one of the nation’s oldest and most renowned academic societies.