Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 16 of 55
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August 15, 2023
Study finds most infants receiving ICU-level care for RSV had no underlying medical condition
A Vanderbilt study found that most infants admitted to the intensive care or high acuity unit for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during fall 2022 were previously healthy and born at term. -
August 7, 2023
Study shows autism profiles can be identified early via tele-assessment with a tool created at VUMC
A study new study by Vanderbilt researchers offers compelling data that many autism profiles can be identified early via tele-assessment. -
August 7, 2023
Effective medications for opioid use disorder rarely used
Vanderbilt research shows that most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care. -
July 24, 2023
Study explores how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects
A Vanderbilt study is among the first to quantify how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects. -
July 7, 2023
Rett syndrome drug studied at Vanderbilt approved for patients
The first drug to treat the symptoms of Rett syndrome was recently approved, following a Nature Medicine study publishing results from the pivotal phase 3 LAVENDER study led by investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center to evaluate efficacy and safety of trofinetide. -
July 7, 2023
Pediatric Heart Transplant Program medical director Debra Dodd retiring
After nearly 40 years and being involved in more than 300 lifesaving transplantations at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Debra Dodd, MD, is retiring. -
July 5, 2023
Vanderbilt researchers envision the potential to grow new lungs
Using a four-dimensional microscope that allows them to watch a tissue putting itself together, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have achieved a rare feat in science — they have shattered a long-standing dogma about how the lung develops.