Pediatrics

Kaille Meguiar, DO, MPH, left, Greta Ford and Rowan Bailey pose for a photo during the handprint ceremony as part of the Hyundai Hope on Wheels event. (photo by Susan Urmy)
August 12, 2025

Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant to advance research on long-term mental and cognitive health of pediatric cancer survivors

Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded more than $2 million in funding to pediatric cancer researchers at Monroe Carell since 2007.

By Christina Echegaray
Alex Diamond, DO, MPH. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
August 11, 2025

Alex Diamond named to national Health and Safety Advisory Council

The advisory council is a part of the National Council of Youth Sports, a leading organization representing youth sports in the United States.

By Jessica Pasley
James (Jim) Johns, MD
August 11, 2025

Vanderbilt’s Jim Johns, Rosemary Hunter honored by the American Academy of Pediatrics

James (Jim) Johns, MD, pediatric cardiologist, and Rosemary Hunter, MD, general pediatrician, will be honored during the 2025 TNAAP Excellence in Pediatrics Annual Awards.

By Christina Echegaray
August 4, 2025

Researchers debunk long-standing concern about flu treatment in children

The findings demonstrated what many pediatricians have long suspected: that the flu, not the flu treatment (Tamiflu), is associated with neuropsychiatric events.

By Jessica Pasley
Greg and Monica Barton at home with their sons, Carter, left, and triplets Matthew, John and Weston.
July 31, 2025

Turn left for the plan, turn right for the miracle: when triplets couldn’t wait for Nashville

Triplets decided to enter the world at 26 weeks. The plan was Nashville, but it was a left turn and an hour away. Would choosing the local hospital be right?

By Danny Bonvissuto
July 11, 2025

Prevent heat-related injuries, deaths in children with these important tips

As parents and caregivers are being mindful of safety in rising temperatures, experts also urge adults to take appropriate steps to prevent hot car deaths and injuries.

By Jessica Pasley
July 10, 2025

Velour Vanderbilt is just what the doctor ordered

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt facility dog “transforms tears to giggles on a daily basis,” said her handler.
By Jessica Pasley
July 8, 2025

Meg Rush to retire after four decades of service to children’s health care

Rush has spent her entire medical career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell, arriving at VUMC in 1984 as a motivated resident passionate about helping the tiniest of patients in neonatology, joining the faculty in 1990, and rising through the ranks as a well-respected leader.
By Christina Echegaray
July 7, 2025

Experts offer tips on dealing with ticks this summer

Four tick-borne illnesses are most common in Tennessee, including spotted fever rickettsiosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
By Jessica Pasley
July 7, 2025

Quick action to treat young dancer’s rare heart condition a testament to what multidisciplinary teams can do

Bystanders assumed the healthy teen — who has danced for nine years, six of those competitively — was overheated or exhausted. Conscious, though unresponsive to questions, Zoe quickly worsened.
By Christina Echegaray
July 1, 2025

Community comes together to bring inpatient rehabilitation to Tennessee children

Currently, children in Tennessee must travel out of state, often hours away from home, to receive the intensive rehabilitation care they need, creating significant hardships and burdens on families.
By Christina Echegaray
June 30, 2025

Coronavirus pioneer Mark Denison bids farewell to VUMC colleagues after remarkable career

The discoveries about coronavirus biology that Denison and his colleagues made were foundational for the rapid validation of antiviral drugs and development of new vaccines that helped bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
By Bill Snyder
June 30, 2025

Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville announces new NICU medical director

Diane Attardi, MD, has a long history of caring for NICU babies as a neonatologist and NICU medical director throughout the Northeast.
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