Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 6 of 54
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May 20, 2025
Psychologists included as part of medical teams to support children’s mental health awareness
These psychologists work with the medical team and families to help support patients during their hospital visits and in coping with and treating their medical diagnosis. -
May 19, 2025
New study highlights improved treatment approach for people with mild asthma
A multicenter trial found that adding budesonide, an inhaled steroid, to albuterol significantly reduced severe asthma attacks compared to using albuterol alone. -
May 8, 2025
Newer preventive options helping reduce RSV-associated hospitalization rates among infants
For decades no effective preventive options existed, and the tools now exist to prevent severe disease. -
April 25, 2025
Polygenic score for height could improve diagnosis for children with short stature: study
Even after comprehensive testing, about 30% of children with short stature — height below the third percentile on a growth chart — do not have a definitive diagnosis, leading to extended surveillance, testing and anxiety. -
April 21, 2025
Neurodevelopmental care initiative supports infants and young children exposed to opioids in utero
SHINE program offers neurodevelopmental care embedded within a medical home for infants and young children with neonatal opioid exposures. -
April 18, 2025
Veteran Emergency Operations leader John Morris Jr. to pass torch to Tucker Anderson, Michael Smith
Anderson and Smith have been named co-medical directors and will succeed Morris, who is stepping down from the role after over a decade of leadership. -
April 15, 2025
VUMC researchers report the number of children with autism in Tennessee has doubled in the past decade
CDC releases new autism data highlighting early identification trends, prevalence and differences across the U.S.