Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 21 of 58

Infographic titled “Food Insecurity” reporting that over 40% of Tennessee families have low or very low food security, over 70% have changed spending habits due to rising food prices, and nearly 30% of those parents skip meals. A child appears beside an image of vegetables, with Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy branding.
March 23, 2023

Poll shows food insecurity on rise in Tennessee

A newly released Vanderbilt poll found that an increasing number of Tennessee parents are reporting their families are food insecure.

By Jake Lowary
Child kissing and touching a pregnant adult’s abdomen.
March 16, 2023

Study seeks to identify prenatal allergy risk markers

A Vanderbilt clinical trial is seeking to identify prenatal and early childhood markers of high risk for food allergy and atopic dermatitis, or eczema, as well as biological pathways that lead to these conditions.

By Jessica Pasley
When half of their six children were diagnosed with what was then believed to be Type 1 diabetes, David and Ellen Pursell decided their family would participate in research related to the health condition. This family photo from several years ago includes, seated, from left, Peggy, Ramsey and Chrissy. Standing, from left, are Vaughan, Ellen, Martin, David and Parker.
March 9, 2023

Family’s participation key to advancing diabetes research

A study of one family from Alabama has led Vanderbilt researchers to discover that insulin deficiency, independent of the autoimmunity associated with Type 1 diabetes, is the principal factor leading to a markedly smaller pancreas.

By Jill Clendening
Infographic titled “Firearms & School Safety” from the Vanderbilt Tennessee Child Health Poll. It lists the percentages of Tennessee parents who believe schools are safer under 12 measures, ranging from 83.1% for having school resource officers to 35.9% for arming teachers, with a school hallway illustration in the background.
March 9, 2023

Majority of Tennessee parents agree on several school firearm safety measures: poll

A new Vanderbilt poll finds that a majority of Tennessee parents agree on several firearm-related school safety measures.

By Jake Lowary
Portrait of a bearded man with curly dark hair wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
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,

By Christina Echegaray
A healthcare worker administers a flu shot to a person’s upper arm while another person steadies the arm.
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.

By Jessica Pasley