The findings published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggest that efforts to promote diets high in healthy plant foods and low in animal foods could improve health outcomes.

Hirschsprung disease is a congenital disorder that occurs in approximately 1 in 5,000 babies. Caused by a lack of ENS neurons in the muscles of the colon, Hirschsprung disease disrupts gut motility, resulting in bowel obstruction.

Community-acquired pneumonia refers to a case of the disease contracted without prior exposure to a health care setting.

The findings demonstrated what many pediatricians have long suspected: that the flu, not the flu treatment (Tamiflu), is associated with neuropsychiatric events.

The members of the VUSM Class of 2029 are 83 MD students, 12 Medical Scientist Training Program students and one oral and maxillofacial surgery student.

ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is a life-sustaining mechanical system that takes over for the hearts and lungs of critically ill patients, allowing them to rest and recover.

The institute engages faculty across the organization in research, training, education and community activities aimed at translating knowledge into better health.