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Black-and-white soccer ball resting on a wet grass field under bright stadium lights, with mist or rain in the background.
June 12, 2025

Youth Sports Health & Safety Conference focuses on physical and mental health of pediatric athletes

The event, open to general practitioners, trainers, physical therapists, coaches, teachers and concerned families is Friday and Saturday at Bridgestone Arena.

Patient Monroe Peterson inspired the creation of the MVP Challenge to raise funds supporting children’s cancer treatment and research.
June 12, 2025

The real MVP: Fitness challenge raises funds in honor of 4-year-old cancer patient

The fitness challenge raised funds to support pediatric cancer research, training and care at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

From left, graduate student Taylor Nagai, Ela Knapik, MD, senior research scientist Dharmendra Choudhary, PhD, and research assistant Cory Guthrie in Knapik’s lab surrounded by tanks of zebrafish, the model organism that drives their research. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
June 12, 2025

Tiny zebrafish aid discovery of rare, fatal genetic disease

The children were born in Turkey with a smaller-than-normal head size, cataracts, severe developmental delay, intellectual disability and epilepsy.

Rooftop view of a large building with prominent black “Vanderbilt” lettering on its upper facade, surrounded by rooftop equipment and adjacent structures.
June 11, 2025

New award celebrates preceptor contributions

The WISE Awards celebrate preceptors working in any clinical capacity who have gone above and beyond in their training responsibilities.

Heather O’Dell, MSN, ANP-BC, MMHC. (photo by Donn Jones)
June 11, 2025

Heather O’Dell named Vanderbilt Transplant Center’s Executive Director and Associate Operating Officer

O’Dell succeeds Edward Zavala, MBA, the VTC’s founding administrator who is stepping down from his administrative leadership role June 30 after more than 22 years of service to VUMC.  

Stylized blue digital illustration of the human torso and intestines, with a bright red highlight in the lower right abdomen indicating the appendix area; interconnected glowing lines and points overlay the figure.
June 10, 2025

Study shows sharp increase in appendix cancer for Generation X and millennials 

The findings reveal the need for increased awareness about appendiceal cancer from both clinicians and the public.