Pediatrics

Emma Ryleigh Dixon. (photo by Kathryn Krueger)
November 11, 2024

An inspiring legacy

Family establishes ERDie Project in memory of daughter, Emma Ryleigh Dixon, to support pediatric bone cancer research at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Paige Turner
Maddie Wright with her service dog, Quip. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
November 8, 2024

Patient’s experiences bring antimicrobial resistance into sharp focus

But this class of medicines, which includes antibiotics, can cause more harm than good when overused. That overuse can lead to antimicrobial resistance.

By Jessica Pasley
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November 6, 2024

Number of whooping cough cases on rise nationally

While it has been difficult to pinpoint the reason for the rise in cases, waning immunity and vaccine hesitancy may be the likely culprits.

By Jessica Pasley
November 3, 2024

Greenlight study demonstrates effective early intervention in preventing childhood obesity

Researchers examined if childhood obesity could be prevented by leveraging a combination of health behavior counseling offered by pediatric primary care clinicians and modern digital health literacy tools.

By Christina Echegaray
October 28, 2024

New research highlights economic and employment challenges for parents of medically complex babies

The study highlights that having a preterm baby often forces parents to consider leaving their job, a decision that typically involves changes to health insurance plans and networks, and resets the annual out-of-pocket costs a worker incurs.

By Holly Fletcher
October 21, 2024

Champ of the Game program celebrates five years of inspiration

What started as a simple proposal to create a moment during each home game for a hospitalized patient to root for the home team and share the excitement from fans and players in the arena has become a welcomed tradition. 

By Jessica Pasley
October 16, 2024

Study seeks to improve brain health in children with Type 1 diabetes

Children with Type 1 diabetes are at increased risk for neurocognitive complications. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected as one of 11 clinical centers in the United States to evaluate children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes for neurocognitive outcomes.
By Jessica Pasley
October 15, 2024

David Bichell stepping down as chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Under Bichell’s leadership, the pediatric heart transplant program has consistently had among the highest transplant volumes in the United States, ranking eighth in 2023 for pediatric heart transplant center volumes with 15 transplants performed.
By Christina Echegaray
October 8, 2024

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt again ranked among nation’s best

Monroe Carell has made the Best Children’s Hospitals list for 18 consecutive years, every year since the ranking’s inception in 2007.
By Christina Echegaray
October 3, 2024

Q&A: Jeffrey Upperman on the need to emphasize the impact of disasters on children to improve responses, care

Jeffrey Upperman, a national leader in pediatric trauma and disaster preparedness, is among the authors of the Pediatric Disaster Science Series from the National Academy of Medicine that published in late September as scenes of Hurricane Helene’s devastation emerged across the Southeast, underscoring the need to formalize response, research and care efforts.
By Holly Fletcher
October 2, 2024

Clip In 4 the Cure

The high-energy fundraiser began in 2022 to raise money for cancer initiatives at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
October 2, 2024

VUMC awarded PCORI funding to improve antibiotic prescribing for childhood respiratory infections

The pediatric outpatient antibiotic stewardship project is the first implementation project funded at VUMC as part of the PCORI Health Systems Implementation Initiative, which aims to reduce the estimated 17-year gap between evidence publication and clinical application.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 30, 2024

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt again verified as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center

The achievement verifies the hospital’s ability to provide the highest level of care for injured pediatric patients in the region.
By Jessica Pasley
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