pediatrics
Flu Tool guides patient decision-making
Aug. 14, 2012—Studies of Flu Tool, a computer application that guides health care decision-making, suggests that patients are willing to use these types of resources.
Vanderbilt Health Plan engages Cumberland Pediatric IPA to improve care of its pediatric enrollees
Aug. 6, 2012—The Vanderbilt University Employee Benefit Health Plan (Vanderbilt Health Plan) and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have entered into an agreement with Cumberland Pediatric Independent Practice Association (Cumberland Pediatric IPA) to provide comprehensive medical management to pediatric enrollees under its care. Pediatricians will oversee and coordinate the care of patients across all...
Biomarkers may offer autism clues
Jul. 31, 2012—A combination of biomarkers may reveal new clues about causes of and potential interventions for autism.
Concussion testing for young athletes
Jul. 30, 2012—The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center is now offering pre-concussion baseline testing to all community recreational athletes, in advance of many high-impact seasonal sports resuming this fall.
Long antibodies better against HIV
Jul. 19, 2012—Understanding how antibodies with long “loops” form may be important for HIV vaccine development.
New expansion wing offers comfort to family of critically ill infant
Jul. 12, 2012—Baby Thomas Baker waited months in the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for a new heart. But when a new expansion wing opened, his mother April had more of the comforts of home. See more about the hospital expansion in HOPE magazine. Postscript: One month later, Baby Baker left the hospital with a...
Gates grant to fund mobile phone-based detection tool for newborn jaundice
Jun. 5, 2012—Chetan Patil, research assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to test the ability of an adapted mobile phone to diagnose jaundice in newborns in developing countries.
Research: Kids’ activity levels depend on friends
May. 29, 2012—Vanderbilt research shows that children adjust their activity levels to match their peers'.
Vanderbilt lands significant patient-centered research grant
May. 22, 2012—Patients and their families will have a more active role and voice in research designed to improve the quality and safety of patient care, thanks to a federal grant received by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers.
Early stomach troubles augur anxiety
May. 2, 2012—Children with stomach troubles grow up to be anxious adolescents and young adults, according to a recent study.
Dengue antibodies give vaccine leads
Apr. 27, 2012—New information may help speed development of a vaccine or treatment for dengue fever.
Cost study shows timing crucial in appendectomies
Apr. 26, 2012—Removing a child’s ruptured appendix sooner rather than later significantly lowers hospital costs and charges, according to a recently published study.