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A volunteer in a green vest smiles while holding a toy with a young child in a hospital playroom; shelves of toys and dolls fill the background.
March 2, 2026

STriVe is back! Teen volunteers return to Monroe Carell this summer

The volunteer class of 2026 helps out around Monroe Carell. See where former STriVe volunteers are today.

By Jessica Pasley
T-Rac, a furry sports mascot in a light blue Titans jersey, sits in the open doorway of a LifeFlight helicopter marked “Vanderbilt” and “Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.”
March 2, 2026

Vanderbilt Health to become Tennessee Titans’ Official Healthcare Provider

As a founding “Cornerstone Sponsor” in the new Nissan Stadium, Vanderbilt Health will partner with Nissan Stadium on a family zone designated as the “Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Terrace.”

Bright sun radiating through a clear blue sky, with lens flare visible below it.
February 27, 2026

Stepping back is best for springing forward: Tips for dealing with the beginning of daylight saving time

Go to bed a little earlier than usual. Take a good look at the morning sun when you get up.

By Jessica Pasley
Four masked surgical staff in gowns and gloves work around an anesthetized patient under bright operating-room lights during heart transplant surgery.
February 27, 2026

Multiple surgeries that open chest don’t add extra risk for transplant patients: Study

Researchers retrospectively reviewed 552 Vanderbilt Health patients from Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2025, placing them in 3 groups: those with no sternotomies, those with one, and those with two or more.

By Matt Batcheldor
Medical illustration of a colonoscope inside the bowel, positioned beside a small polyp being removed with a wire loop.
February 27, 2026

Demographic and histologic factors influence risk of colon polyp recurrence

Vanderbilt Health study supports shift toward dynamic surveillance that extends monitoring for patients with specific demographic and histologic risk profiles.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 27, 2026

‘Kindlins’ are a key to kidney formation

Kindlins regulate cell signaling during the formation of ureteric buds, a key step in the development of the kidneys’ urine collection system.

By Bill Snyder