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Dr. Jake Dahl Receives NIH Grant to Create More Precise Method for Diagnosing Upper Airway Obstructions in Newborns
The goal of this project is to develop an innovative, anatomically precise, patient-specific diagnosis method for upper airway obstruction that will use the integration of dynamic upper airway computed...
Mental Health: Is it Anxiety or ADHD?
Column Author: Sara Anderson, MD, MPH | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Column Editor: Trenton Myers, MD | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry …Maybe both! Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Shorter Is Better: 3 – 5 Days of Antibiotics for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Column Author: Josh Herigon, MD, MPH, MBI Column Editor: Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI | Director, Infectious Diseases Clinical Services; Director, Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program; Medical...
State of the Art Pediatrics: Navigating a National Shortage of Stimulants
Column Author: Hannah Wolf, APRN, CPNP-PC Jamie Neal Lewis, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC Column Author: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City...
Vaccine Update: Importance of Provider Recommendation for RSV Protection This Viral Season
Column Author: Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center for Wellbeing As we prepare for another...
Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics: Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia
Column Author: Chris Day, MD | Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical Director, Travel Medicine Program Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director...
The Link - October 2024
Our October issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - October 2024 Vaccine Update: Importance of Provider Recommendation for RSV Protection...
Visual Diagnosis: What's the Diagnosis?
Column Author: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical...
Evidence Based Strategies: Sudden Scares: Understanding Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)
Column Author: Tess Schultz, DO | Resident PGY 3 Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program A brief resolved unexplained event...
Pediatric Bioethics: Communicating Serious News: The Added Challenge of Health Literacy Gaps in Difficult Conversations
Column Author: Stephanie K. Kukora, MD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Brian S. Carter, MD |
Vaccine Update: What Is New in Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines?
Column Author: Christine Symes, MSN, CPNP-PC Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center for Wellbeing Since the onset...
Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Dengue is Setting Records
Column Author & Editor: Chris Day, MD | Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical Director, Travel Medicine Program Worldwide, more dengue cases have been reported...
Vaccine Update: Vaccines for Children - Millions of Lives Saved and Counting
Column Author: Maria Martinez RN, BSN, MSN, MBA, CPN Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center for Wellbeing ...
Evidence Based Strategies: The Importance of Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents
Column Author: Kylie Rellihan, MD | Pediatric Resident Column Editor: Kathleen J. Berg, MD, FAAP | Medical Director, Office of Evidence-Based Practice, Associate Professor of Pediatrics...
Financial Assistance FAQs
I can’t afford the payment arrangement that was offered by Customer Service. Can I apply for financial assistance? I owe Children's Mercy money for previous visits. Can I still bring my child to their...
Summer Training in Academic Research (STAR) Program 2.0
June 20 to July 28, 2022 | The STAR Program 2.0 provides high school students with hands-on, high-quality research experience.
Social Work
The Children's Mercy Social Work staff is available for consultation 24 hours per day 7 days per week to support inpatient and outpatient families.
Endometriosis: Avery and MK's story
Avery and MK are siblings who struggle with pain from endometriosis. With help from Children's Mercy, they've been able to get back to normal teen activities.
Daylight Savings: reminders and tips for a clock change
With our phones, cars and computers updating automatically, daylight savings might seem like any other day of the year, so it’s easy for the clock change to slip your mind. But there are still objects...
Child Physical Abuse
For members of our community who are NOT medical providers, if you suspect a child has been or is being abused, seek help through your local child protective agency. Kansas Missouri Clinical Pathways...