ST. LOUIS — A resident from Brazil is in St. Louis to hopefully bring back helpful tools to her country. Jessica Rodrigues is a resident at GRAACC, a hospital in Brazil, and she specializes in pediatric neuro-oncology.
A first of its kind clinic has parents and medical professionals alike excited. The inaugural DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome clinic took place on Sept. 29-30 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. It was the first clinic of its kind in St. Louis for the syndrome that was described by Washington University pediatrician Cori DeSanto, MD, and Washington University […]
St. Louis Children’s Hospital has been re-verified as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons. Level I verification is the highest possible ranking for trauma centers and recognizes the hospital is equipped to handle the most severe injuries. SLCH is one of about 50 ACS-verified pediatric Level 1 trauma centers in the United States. […]
The statistics are startling. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death is the number one cause of death in babies aged 29 days to one-year-old. BJC hospitals that care for newborns are working hard to change those stats.
States where parents have hesitated to inoculate their children against Covid-19 are now ordering fewer doses of the vaccines for children under 5 than others, underscoring the challenge facing the Biden administration as a highly transmissible variant sweeps the nation.
We’ve taken another important step in the battle against COVID-19! Vaccines are now approved, recommended and available for all those 6 months and older! That’s right! Now anyone 6 months or older can receive this important layer of protection against the virus. For parents concerned about any risks, Dr. Jason Newland, Washington University pediatric infectious […]
U.S. News & World Report has again ranked St. Louis Children’s Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. The publication ranked St. Louis Children’s among the top 10 percent nationally (No. 15) and No. 1 in the state of Missouri.
Antibiotics inappropriately prescribed to nonhospitalized children resulted in at least $74 million in excess health-care costs in the U.S. in 2017, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Missouri health officials say they are investigating about 10 cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis that has sickened hundreds of healthy, young children across the U.S., the United Kingdom and several other countries.
Michelle Butler was just over halfway through her pregnancy when her water broke and contractions wracked her body. She couldn’t escape a terrifying truth: Her twins were coming much too soon.