Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 24 of 54
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October 21, 2021
Study explores impact of COVID-19 on children
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October 21, 2021
Doctors seeing increase in young females with tics, verbal outbursts similar to Tourette syndrome
An international phenomenon of involuntary movements and vocalizations in adolescent girls is now believed to be a functional movement disorder, and while the causes are unclear, TikTok and other social medial platforms may be important contributors. -
October 13, 2021
Study shows link between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and foster care entry
Vanderbilt research has revealed the close relationship between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and the number of infants entering foster care. -
October 6, 2021
Pediatricians seeing increase in children with MIS-C after latest COVID surge
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October 4, 2021
Neurologic complications of the flu
Neurologic complications are common in children hospitalized with influenza, especially those with chronic neurologic conditions, and are associated with worse outcomes. -
October 1, 2021
VUMC research contributed to first COVID-19 pill now under review
Vanderbilt research helped allow pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. to authorization for the first oral antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. -
September 27, 2021
Rush testifies before Congress on pandemic’s impact on children
Vanderbilt's Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, spoke to several members of Congress recently and painted a vivid picture of the toll the virus has taken on children in Tennessee and at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.