Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 1 of 56

September 1, 2026

Hyundai Hope on Wheels helps drive pediatric cancer research with $400,000 in award funding to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt researchers

Award funding will support innovative studies in AI-powered survivorship care planning and financial navigation for families facing pediatric cancer.

September 1, 2026

For Mary Romano, caring for teens is more than a career. It’s a calling.

Patients and families recognized the adolescent medicine physician for her compassionate approach, steadfast advocacy and commitment to helping teens navigate life’s challenges.

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August 26, 2026

Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients are focus of GLP-1 therapy for obesity study

The study will begin enrolling eligible patients in September. Thirty participants, ages 12 and older, will be randomized to receive either a placebo or the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide.

Alaina Davis, MD
August 12, 2026

Alaina Davis named inaugural recipient of Ripple Effect Award for juvenile arthritis advocacy

The new honor recognizes an individual whose compassion, leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact on the juvenile arthritis community.

kidney stones
August 12, 2026

Study points to new therapeutic target for chronic kidney disease

Researchers showed that blocking the protein cadherin-11 improved survival and kidney function in three kidney injury models.

C. difficile bacteria (image courtesy of CDC/Jennifer Oosthuizen)
August 11, 2026

Vanderbilt Health evaluating vaccine for C. difficile for people 65 and older

“C. diff is one of those infections that turns a routine hospital stay or a course of antibiotics into something far more serious, and older adults bear the brunt of it.”