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Zinc Deficiency Promotes Acinetobacter Lung Infection: Study

The study findings point to the potential of interleukin-13 antibodies — approved for use in humans — as a treatment to protect against bacterial pneumonia in patients with zinc deficiency.
15-Nov-2024 3:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

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VUMC Receives $3.3 Million to Combat Preterm Labor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is receiving $3.3 million over two years through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s (ARPA-H) Sprint for Women’s Health for its early-stage research efforts to develop medications designed to...
15-Nov-2024 10:15 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Only Half of Young Cancer Patients Report a Discussion on Fertility Preservation

Only half of people with early-onset cancers reported discussing fertility preservation options prior to their oncology treatments, according to results of a cross-sectional study published Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
12-Nov-2024 3:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Number of Whooping Cough Cases on Rise Nationally

Whooping cough is making a comeback, and medical providers say the highly contagious bacterial infection that causes severe coughing fits is preventable. During the COVID-19 pandemic, whooping cough, also known as pertussis, declined dramatically.
8-Nov-2024 9:15 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Genetic Risk, Sexual Trauma Associated with Mental Illness: Study

A research team exploring how genes and environmental factors interact in psychiatry has discovered that a history of sexual trauma and a genetic tendency to develop mental illness are associated with increased risk for schizophrenia, bipolar...
30-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Curbing Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Innovative Mobile Diagnostic Kit Aims to Improve Early Detection in Uganda 

An international team of imaging, engineering and cancer experts is developing a novel mobile breast cancer diagnostic kit to improve early diagnosis in low- and middle-income countries — such as Uganda, where systemic delays lead to an advanced...
30-Oct-2024 10:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Yes, “Election Stress Disorder” Is a Thing. Here Are Some Ways to Deal With It

These stressors impact our daily lives, but we generally have little control over the course of these "dramas and traumas." Here are some techniques to use when we face the unknown in uncertain times
29-Oct-2024 10:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Research Highlights Economic and Employment Challenges for Parents of Medically Complex Babies

Parents with babies born preterm or with low birth weight face significant economic and employment challenges, according to new research published in JAMA Pediatrics.
24-Oct-2024 11:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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A Q&A with Jeffrey Upperman, a National Leader in Pediatric Trauma and Disaster Preparedness.

Jeffrey Upperman, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, talks about why the U.S. needs a coordinated initiative to emphasize the impact of disasters on children to improve both future crisis responses and the...
3-Oct-2024 9:05 AM EDT

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Grant bolsters research to address rising maternal mortality rates

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any industrialized nation, a trend that has been accelerating for 20 years. But nearly two out of three maternal deaths are preventable, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the leading...
6-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST

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Vanderbilt Doctor Available to Speak on Longer Pollen Season

27-Apr-2023 5:05 PM EDT

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Injury Prevention Expert Advises Keeping Safety In Mind When Buying Toys

12-Dec-2022 5:00 PM EST

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Doctors Seeing Increase in Young Females with Tics, Verbal Outbursts Similar to Tourette syndrome

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt typically sees a case of functional tics every few months, according to Heather Riordan, MD, associate professor of Child Neurology. Now the team is seeing a few new cases a week.
21-Oct-2021 9:00 AM EDT

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Pediatricians See Spike In RSV Cases Urge Parents To Be On Lookout For Symptoms

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is seeing a spike in respiratory illnesses, especially RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and parainfluenza, which cause croup and bronchiolitis in young children and flu-like symptoms in older...
24-Jun-2021 12:20 PM EDT

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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Expert Offers COVID-19 “Safe Play” Tips for Parents

As the world begins to slowly open back up after months of living in a safer-at-home mode, many families are wondering how best to re-introduce their children to society.
11-Jun-2020 1:05 PM EDT

Safety Experts Urge Driver Caution as School Year Starts

8-Aug-2019 10:05 AM EDT

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