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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Credo Award Winner
With each pediatric heart surgery she schedules, Alicia Kepley builds a rapport with families
By Nancy Humphrey
Alicia Kepley. Photo by Erin O. Smith. When parents receive a call from Monroe Carell…
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Health, yes
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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DAISY Award
Extraordinary nurses in Labor & Delivery and in ICUs honored with DAISY Awards
By Matt Batcheldor
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC's latest winners.
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Health, yes
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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VUMC in the Community
Tri My Best Triathlon brings fun and friendship to competition
By Jessica Pasley
The race pairs a child with a disability with a peer buddy to complete the race together
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Health, yes
Children’s Hospital sees increase in children poisoned by THC in marijuana edibles
By Jessica Pasley
They resemble candy. They taste like candy. Some children have ended up in intensive care.
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First person
Allie had a stroke when she was 2 years old. Her doctor tells the story of her resilience and her family’s love.
By Jay Wellons
Allie had a blood clot deep in her brain and had only a 5 percent chance of survival.
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DAISY Award
The nurse came back from Kroger to care for a patient, and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses.
By Matt Batcheldor
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC's latest winners.
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