Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 16 of 54
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April 24, 2023
Study finds early RSV infection linked to significantly increased risk of asthma in children
A Vanderbilt study has found that RSV infection in the first year of life is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in children. -
April 13, 2023
Low-professionalism residents later draw higher patient complaints: study
A Vanderbilt study finds a strong association between lower ratings for interpersonal communication skills among medical residents in their last year of training and greater likelihood of unsolicited patient complaints among doctors during their first year of employment after training. -
April 13, 2023
Children’s mystery symptoms may be alpha-gal syndrome
A Vanderbilt study found that some children with mystery digestive symptoms may actually have undiagnosed alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites. -
April 12, 2023
Poll finds most most Tennessee parents agree on evidence-based safe firearm storage
A new Vanderbilt poll finds that most Tennessee parents who own firearms agree with ways to safely store their firearms that have been shown through peer-reviewed research to reduce the risk of unintended harm to children. -
April 6, 2023
Research Staff Awards honor contributions to discovery
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April 4, 2023
Study shows ketamine could be beneficial for treating brain injury in children
Vanderbilt research shows a common anesthesia drug could be beneficial in reducing pressure inside the skull of children with traumatic brain injuries. -
March 30, 2023
Infant sleep safety education vital to reduce deaths
According to Tennessee’s 2022 Child Fatality Annual Report, over the past five years, white infants accounted for most of the sleep-related infant deaths in Tennessee, but Black infants were three times more likely to suffer a sleep-related fatality.