A key committee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to alter its recommendation on an early childhood vaccine, after a discussion that at…
Read more RKF Jr.’s hand-picked committee changed its recommendations for key childhood shotsA first-of-its-kind brain surgery in Oklahoma was successfully performed on a 16-year-old. Doctors at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health implanted a device in Leniel Colon’s brain to help…
Read more ‘I woke up as a new person’: 16-year-old talks about recently undergoing a new epilepsy treatmentOne in three children who have been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis experience permanent neurological disabilities as a result of the infection, scientists have warned. Meningitis causes inflammation in…
Read more Scientists warn 1-in-3 kids with meningitis suffer permanent brain damageTAMPA, Fla., August 21, 2023 (Newswire.com) – The Association for Pediatric Vision, a program of Lions World Vision Institute is excited to announce the launch of their newly…
Read more Association for Pediatric Vision Announces a Free Vision Screening Training Offered NationwideCNN — Effie Schnacky was wheezy and lethargic instead of being her normal, rambunctious self one February afternoon. When her parents checked her blood oxygen level, it was…
Read more Why is it difficult for children to get a bed at pediatric hospitals? It’s more complicated than you think | CNNBOSTON, February 21, 2023 (Newswire.com) – A 2023 report, Parental and Caregiver Perspectives on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, conducted by The Mama Bear Effect, a nonprofit organization committed to…
Read more Research Reveals: Parents Eager for Pediatricians to Address Child Sexual Abuse PreventionNew York CNN — If you drive down a busy suburban strip mall or walk down a street in a major city, chances are you won’t go long…
Read more Why urgent care centers are popping up everywhere | CNN BusinessCall for pediatric involvement in primary prevention to address sexual victimization of children. Over 90% of parents agree that pediatricians should be discussing sexual abuse prevention with the…
Read more Pediatric Resources for Sexual Abuse Prevention Launched by The Mama Bear EffectNewswise — WASHINGTON, D.C. – (Jan. 20, 2023) Contrary to popular belief, rest may not always be the best cure after a concussion, new study published in JAMA Network…
Read more Rest isn’t best: Getting kids back to school sooner after a concussion can mean a faster recoveryCNN — Crucial union negotiations between Mount Sinai Hospital and the New York State Nurses Association appear to be at a standstill and both parties say the other…
Read more Amid negotiation gridlock between Mount Sinai Hospital and the nursing union, newborns in intensive care are caught in the middle, one nurse says | CNN BusinessCNN — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with patients at Children’s National Hospital in Washington on Friday, carrying on a longstanding tradition during the…
Read more Bidens read to children at Children’s National Hospital ahead of Christmas weekend | CNN PoliticsEditor’s Note: Alice Paul Tapper, 15, is a high school sophomore in Washington, DC. She is the daughter of CNN’s Jake Tapper. The opinions expressed in this commentary…
Read more Opinion: I almost died last year from a medical problem that was entirely preventable | CNNDec. 2, 2022 – Michael Gustafson was athletic, a state gymnastics champ before being diagnosed with brain cancer when he was 10. While the diagnosis meant he had…
Read more ‘Something Good’ After Tragic Loss: Donating Brain Cancer TissueCNN — Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around…
Read more Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages | CNNCNN — In September, an 8-month-old baby came into Dr. Juanita Mora’s office in Chicago with an infection the doctor hadn’t expected to see for another two months:…
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