Next Up: Yaa Kumah-Crystal, a pediatric endocrinologist and informatician, wants computers to be as seamless in exam rooms as they are in other parts of life.

Vanderbilt surgeons are performing robot-assisted hernia repairs for some patients that help ease recovery.

A new research center is aimed at improving patient outcomes and preventing disability after muscle and skeletal injuries and surgery.

The Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology has relaunched its mission with a greater focus on human immunology, an endeavor supported by additional researchers, more funding support and designation as a Center of Excellence.

An international workshop on basement membranes last week attracted about 70 scientists from around the world.

Joseph Gigante, MD, recently began his two-year term as president of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics after serving as president-elect.

The nation’s opioid crisis is a factor in the recent increase in the number of infants entering the nation’s foster care system, with at least half of all infant placements now a result of parental substance use.