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Stepping back is best for springing forward: tips for dealing with the beginning of daylight saving time
By Jessica Pasley
Go to bed a little earlier than usual. Take a good look at the morning sun when you get up.
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Carbon monoxide can quietly kill you; a detector can save your life
By Jessica Pasley
Sources include room heaters, furnaces, charcoal grills, cooking ranges, water heaters, cars and portable generators.
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Photo Feature
Photos celebrate NICU babies’ first Christmas
By Jessica Pasley
Christmas is a holiday that celebrates the birth of a baby; here are photos of some babies who spent their first Christmas in NICU, surrounded by the love of family and in the care of their doctors and nurses
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Button batteries can be a safety hazard to young children
By Jessica Pasley
They're tiny, convenient, and oh-so-easy for curious toddlers to swallow
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Vanderbilt experts advise keeping safety in mind when buying toys
By Jessica Pasley
Because you don't need an ambulance coming down Santa Claus Lane
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Employee Spotlight
As a medical student, Joseph Fusco was diagnosed with cancer. That experience influences the way he treats his young patients every day.
By Jessica Pasley
He gave up baseball to become a surgeon. That decision may have saved his life.
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Patient Spotlight
VUMC nurse Kendra Kilgore received a liver transplant as a teenager. Then her teenage daughter needed one, too.
By Jessica Pasley
Kendra's experince helped her daughter Carissa: "I was able to explain to her from a first-hand view what it was like, not as a nurse, but as someone who went through it."
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Glow sticks are creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. Here’s how to be sure they’re also safe.
By Jessica Pasley
Vanderbilt experts urge caution when using the popular items to light the night
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Reassurance for parents on monkeypox risk for children
By Jessica Pasley
While cases of monkeypox in the United States are on the rise and impacting primarily adults, some parents are concerned about the safety of their children
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