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Blake Kirby, 10. Photo by Donn Jones.

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Mysteries Unlocked

July 6, 2023July 7, 2023 Nancy Humphrey Angela Grochowsky, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Eric Austin, genetics, John Phillips, Joy Cogan, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Potocsnak Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Disorders, rare diseases, Rizwan Hamid, Undiagnosed Diseases Network

Before Blake Kirby was born 10 years ago, his mom, Kara Davis, knew from ultrasounds that he was very small

Ysa Engel, 18. Photo by Donn Jones.

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The Era of Precision Oncology

July 6, 2023October 3, 2023 Leigh MacMillan childhood cancer, Daniel Benedetti, Debra Friedman, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, MIBG therapy, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, neuroblastoma, von Hippel-Lindau disease

More than a year ago, Ysa Engel was close to needing brain surgery. Ysa, 18, has a rare genetic disorder

Canine Connections

November 11, 2022July 7, 2023 Jessica Pasley

For nearly three years, Laura Wall and her family only felt comfortable venturing outside of their home for work, school

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Bridges of Support

November 11, 2022July 7, 2023 Christina Echegaray

Rob Fulford and Tracey Hicks — one from West Tennessee and the other from East Tennessee — probably wouldn’t have

Small Moments. Big Impacts

November 11, 2022July 7, 2023 Christina Echegaray

By 10 months old, Callaway Farkas had spent much of her life in and out of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s