Jeremy Rush
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Take extra steps on Halloween to keep children safe, caution safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
iStock Halloween is an exciting time for parents and children, but it can also be one of the most dangerous nights of the year. Twice as many children are killed while walking on Halloween than on other days, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. As… Read MoreOct 29, 2012
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Grant helps expand health care, education programs in Zambia
Vanderbilt University is dramatically expanding its health care and education activities in the southern African nation of Zambia. Read MoreOct 4, 2012
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Young athlete’s case illustrates concussion’s lingering effects
Cannon County High School basketball player Rebekah Faulkner doesn’t remember much about colliding with a rival player during a training camp game early this summer. Read MoreSep 27, 2012
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Children’s Hospital offers free car seat checks
Dylan Hagan, 1, checks out the car seats in the Safety Store, located at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Photo by Dana Johnson. This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering free car… Read MoreSep 19, 2012
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Increase seen in sports-related injuries, Vanderbilt offers free sports safety clinic, safety tips for parents and coaches
(iStockphoto) With the start of football season and other fall sports, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is seeing a significant increase in cases of concussions, heat exhaustion and overuse injuries in its Emergency Department. Nationally, an estimated 3.5 million young athletes receive medical… Read MoreSep 14, 2012
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Event set to tackle youth sports safety
Doctors and safety experts from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will host a free sports safety clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mathew School in Franklin, Tenn. Read MoreSep 12, 2012
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Predators jump in to help fight childhood cancer
The Nashville Predators organization presented more than $151,000 to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently to fund cutting-edge cancer research. Read MoreAug 16, 2012
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Bentley ready to ride for Children’s Hospital
Multi-platinum country music artist Dierks Bentley will host his seventh annual “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and concert in Nashville on Sunday, Oct. 14, benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreAug 16, 2012
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Doctors see rise in tick-borne illnesses and other insect-related infections
(Photo Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a male cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense. This tick specie is a known North, Central and South American vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted… Read MoreJul 30, 2012
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Photo: Preds Prospect Day
As part of the Nashville Predators’ “Prospect Day in the Community,” new members of the team, as well as draftees and other potential prospects, dropped by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently to visit with patients and families. Players Michael Latta, left, Daniel Bang… Read MoreJul 12, 2012
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‘Look Before You Lock’ to prevent child heat stroke and death
It took less than 10 minutes for temperatures to rise from 79 to a blazing 113 degrees inside a parked SUV on the plaza at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The SUV was used to illustrate the danger of leaving children unattended in vehicles — part of a special safety demonstration… Read MoreJun 27, 2012
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital seeks to reduce drowning incidents this summer
Since Memorial Day weekend, emergency medicine physicians at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have already seen an increase in pool-related injuries, including fatalities. Throughout the summer, Children’s Hospital is partnering with Safe Kids Cumberland Valley and a number of other community organizations to introduce a proactive water… Read MoreJun 18, 2012
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital named among nation’s best by ‘U.S. News & World Report’
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is again named among the nation’s leaders in pediatric health care in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Read MoreJun 5, 2012
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Research: Kids’ activity levels depend on friends
Vanderbilt research shows that children adjust their activity levels to match their peers'. Read MoreMay 29, 2012
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges ATV safety over Memorial Day weekend
Many all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails officially open over Memorial Day weekend. Doctors with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging both adults and children to stay safe this riding season. Already this week in Middle Tennessee there have been multiple ATV accidents resulting in injuries and death. Read MoreMay 22, 2012
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt opens $30 million expansion
In a ceremonial ribbon cutting May 9, officials at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrated the opening of a much-anticipated $30 million, 33-bed, 30,000-square-foot expansion to the hospital. Read MoreMay 9, 2012
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Vanderbilt researchers find rise in teen hearing loss; offer headphone safety tips
According to a Vanderbilt-led study published in Journal of the American Medical Association, hearing loss is now affecting 20 percent of U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 19, which is a 5 percent increase over the past 15 years. Read MoreMar 28, 2012
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Children’s Hospital offers headphone safety tips to prevent long-term hearing loss
(Vanderbilt University) With the proliferation of smart phones, portable gaming systems and media players, more children – especially teenagers – are listening to ear buds and headphones at dangerously high volume levels. The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to parents and teenagers to… Read MoreMar 28, 2012
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Children’s Hospital opens newly developed 10th floor clinic space to patients
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has opened several pediatric clinics on the 10th floor of Doctors' Office Tower. (Vanderbilt University) Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has opened its newly developed 10th floor of the Doctors’ Office Tower (DOT). The 11-story DOT, adjoining Children’s… Read MoreJan 18, 2012
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Carbon monoxide poisoning a threat during cold weather
Temperatures outside have been dropping quickly, so parents need to be aware of a potential “silent killer” inside their homes — carbon monoxide. Poisonings from carbon monoxide (CO) are especially common during cold weather spells, as families increase the use of gas, oil and coal burning appliances. Children process carbon… Read MoreJan 12, 2012