PACU team celebrates team member Jessica Crowell on World Down Syndrome Day with special T-shirt

“She is such a wonderful human being, and everyone can see that.”

Safe eclipse viewing, measles sweeping the nation, young people’s colonoscopies, and other news stories with VUMC sources

Vanderbilt’s MSACI now accepting applications for fall 2024

Eric D. Austin set as president-elect of the Society for Pediatric Research

Health care workforce shortages prompt Blue Ridge Academic Health Group report

The Blue Ridge Academic Health Group — formed in 1997 by leaders of several of the nation’s top academic health centers — studies and reports on issues of fundamental importance to improving the health care system. Its new report sets out innovations that health centers can undertake to address the ongoing health care workforce crisis.

Over 40% of Tennessee Families With Children Say They Are Food Insecure; 70% Have Changed Spending on Food

This year’s Vanderbilt Child Health Poll shows that over 40% of Tennessee families report they are food insecure ― a similar proportion from last year. Most families (71%) say they have continued to change food spending habits due to high prices.