Jeremy Rush
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Children’s Hospital offers toy safety tips for the holiday shopping season
As parents and others navigate the hustle and bustle of the holiday shopping season, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to avoid this year’s most dangerous toys. Read MoreNov 29, 2011
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Vanderbilt experts offer tips for a safe Halloween
Following simple safety procedures will also help reduce the risk of falls, which are the primary cause of most Halloween-related injuries seen each year in Children’s Hospital’s emergency room. Read MoreOct 28, 2011
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Take precautions against back-to-school pedestrian injuries
It’s back-to-school time, and safety experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are offering safety tips for children and their parents to help prevent pedestrian injuries, which often increase as the school year begins. Read MoreAug 8, 2011
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges parents to guard against extreme heat
With indexes as high as 110 degrees this week in Middle Tennessee, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are asking parents to remain vigilant against hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses. Read MoreJul 14, 2011
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New program supports children with brain injuries
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has helped launch a new program to support children diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after they leave the hospital. Read MoreJul 7, 2011
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Dollar General gives more than $1 million to expansion project at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is recognizing Dollar General Corporation for giving more than $1 million to Children’s Hospital’s 33-bed, 30,000-square-foot addition that is currently under construction. Read MoreJun 30, 2011
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt takes steps to reduce accidental drowning
(iStockPhotography) Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of pool season. Many parents will cover their children with sunscreen and head to the closest pool for some fun in the sun. Doctors and safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging parents and caregivers… Read MoreMay 27, 2011
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers summer safety clinics
The Children’s Hospital is partnering with Safe Kids Cumberland Valley to offer free youth sports safety clinics. Read MoreMay 24, 2011
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Neblett to end 27 years of pediatric surgery leadership
(Vanderbilt University/Joe Howell) After nearly three decades of exemplary service, Wallace W. “Skip” Neblett III, is leaving his role as Pediatric Surgery chairman at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. … Read MoreMay 6, 2011
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Muddy conditions and warm weather bring increase in ATV injuries
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is seeing at least one ATV injury per week. Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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Vaccines do not harm children with metabolism disorders
A new study finds no link between childhood vaccinations and a type of metabolism disorder. The study is the latest to provide evidence of vaccination safety. Read MoreApr 12, 2011
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Beam Signing celebrates expansion at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
John Stein, President, Bank of America, Tennessee (left) and Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (right), sign the beam with patient Dalton Waggoner. (Vanderbilt University) The Monroe Carell Jr. Hospital at Vanderbilt officially launched its… Read MoreApr 7, 2011
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Tennessee’s first Berlin heart infant receives heart transplant
Nathan Roberts, an 18-month-old patient from Snead, Ala., whose heart has been operating with the help of a mechanical assistance device called the Berlin Heart since May 27, 2010, received a donor heart early yesterday morning at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Doctors say the transplant surgery went… Read MoreJan 14, 2011