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December 2, 2025

Study seeks to determine best way to treat myopia in children

Researchers hope to slow the progression of this chronic eye disease that affects approximately 40% of the U.S. population.

By Jessica Pasley

December 1, 2025

Timothy Sterling receives $5.7 million to study tuberculosis transmission

Using molecular and other data from both the bacterial and human sides of the equation, a multi-institutional team will develop prediction models of TB transmission.

By Paul Govern

November 26, 2025

Vanderbilt Health and Encompass Health announce plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Lebanon, Tennessee

November 26, 2025

Protein plays dual roles in repairing damaged kidney

These findings were unexpected and demonstrate that the actin cytoskeleton repairs cell organelles like mitochondria in a regulated way.

By Bill Snyder

November 26, 2025

Kitchen fires most prevalent on Thanksgiving Day

Each Thanksgiving over 2,300 home fires nationwide are caused by cooking, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

By Craig Boerner

November 25, 2025

Beth Smith goes the extra mile to help pediatric patients in their rehabilitation care

“We’re just going to keep pushing forward and keep advancing and making things better for our patients.”

By Matt Batcheldor

November 25, 2025

New NICU program cares for infants with complex lung and airway diseases

Over the past two decades, there has been a steady increase in the number of patients born preterm with severe lung disease requiring highly specialized care.

By Jessica Pasley

November 25, 2025

Patient care + commanding convoys = satisfaction for VUMC nurse Erik Glover

C-Pod nurse commands a Tennessee-based U.S. Army Reserve unit

By Jill Clendening

November 21, 2025

Project SEARCH job skills program expands into off-site pharmacy services

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt hosted the first Project SEARCH site in Tennessee, offering interns free job training, educational development and employment opportunities since 2005.

By Jessica Pasley

November 20, 2025

New pediatric acute care ‘atlas’ can supercharge research, policy, strategy

The study draws on more than 28 million acute care encounters to map out pediatric hospital service areas across the U.S.

By Jake Lowary

November 20, 2025

Ukrainian surgeons again come to VUMC to observe transplant protocols

With the help of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and other centers, Ukraine has developed a growing transplant program in the country in the last five years.

By Matt Batcheldor

November 19, 2025

Clothes Closet donations help patients and families; list of commonly needed items here

By Wayne Wood

November 18, 2025

Balancing babies with medical training is now easier thanks to VUMC duo’s hard work

They created a guidebook that covers everything from finding obstetrical care and early planning for childcare to the locations of lactation rooms at VUMC.