Pediatrics Archive — Page 20 of 29
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March 2, 2023
Cannula shortage led to more invasive lung support for infants
A Vanderbilt study found that a three-year shortage of a common cannula used in young infants needing lung support forced hospitals across the United States to switch to a more invasive form of lung support, -
March 2, 2023
High-dose flu vaccine beneficial for pediatric stem cell transplant patients
Vanderbilt was the lead site for an influenza vaccine study in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients that may lead to a change in the current flu vaccine recommendations in this vulnerable population. -
February 9, 2023
Operating rooms at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt set for major renovation
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is set to begin the first major renovation of its operating rooms since the hospital opened 19 years ago. -
February 8, 2023
Vanderbilt poll finds Tennessee parents trust their children’s health care providers the most for information about vaccines
A recent Vanderbilt poll found parents across the state reporting their children’s health care providers as the most trusted source for information about vaccines. -
February 2, 2023
Potocsnak family’s transformative gift creates Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Disorders
A transformative gift from the Potocsnak family has established the Potocsnak Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Disorders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
January 25, 2023
Vanderbilt Child Health poll: majority of Tennessee parents worried about school quality, mental health
A new poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy found that most Tennessee parents placed school quality and child mental health at the top of their list of concerns for their children. -
January 12, 2023
Expandable prosthesis gives young patient more mobility
To treat the osteosarcoma in his left leg, Dominic Gamez, 7, and his family chose to have a magnetic expandable prosthesis implanted that can be manipulated to grow incrementally as the child grows.