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Life skills teens want to know
When you are sent off into the world after high school, you are expected to know so much. Not only all the reading, writing and arithmetic that school has taught, but so much more. Here is a list of some...
Institutional Partnerships and Collaborations
Building a network to enhance research, improve health care Collaboration is the cornerstone of research at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) and a key to our success in improving the...
Gastrointestinal Polyposis
Polyps—abnormal tissue growths in the large intestine—are relatively common in children and generally do not mean anything in terms of risk of serious illness. However, there is a select subgroup who have...
Visual Diagnosis
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother for six days of fever with a maximum temperature of 103 F. See if you can select the best alternative to amoxicillin suspension for...
What to Expect: Common Questions about Radiation
Providing safe, expert imaging for your child Modern medicine provides us various types of advanced imaging to look inside your child’s body for diagnosis or to rule out a medical condition. Some of these...
Center for Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum at Children’s Mercy
Pectus excavatum (sunken chest) and pectus carinatum (protruding breastbone) are the two most common chest wall anomalies in children. The Center for Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum at Children’s...
Scoliosis: Signs and Symptoms
Wondering if your child may have scoliosis? Read about the most common signs and symptoms, and how to get care.
Child Protector App
Child Protector assists Children’s Protective Services, law enforcement, attorneys and medical personnel when evaluating children who may have been physically abused.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatments
Children’s Mercy rehabilitation medicine physicians offer cutting-edge treatments for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Currently, there are two FDA-approved treatment options for SMA, Spinraza...
Recommendations for Inclusion or Exclusion from Daycare/School
There is no evidence based support for exclusion or isolation of children with bacterial or viral conjunctivitis. Arguments in support of isolation include reports of epidemic outbreaks in enclosed...
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Our Surgery Center Faculty and Fellows Follow Us How to Apply The Surgical Critical Care Fellowship selects one applicant per year to fulfill its position, which is fully accredited through the ACGME.
NIH Award Supports Mapping Genetic Processes to Find Precise Cause of Rare Pediatric Diseases
Dr. Smail’s “Mapping causal genetic processes in non-Mendelian pediatric rare disease” project will provide computational and statistical methods to determine to what extent pediatric rare diseases are...
Supporting Our Schools
Our commitment to do more for kids is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we are dedicated to partnering with schools to help the kids in our community. From our Athletic Training Program to...
Atopic Dermatitis: Infected - Impetigo (Staph Aureus)
Can be bullous (bullae forming) or non-bullous impetigo. Often from secondary scratching. Non-bullous impetigo: yellow, honey-colored crusting usually within areas of eczema. ...
Violencia de pareja íntima
¿Alguna vez siente que usted o sus niños no están seguros en su hogar? ¿Le preocupa que alguien que usted conoce no esté seguro/a en el hogar? Hay esperanza y hay ayuda.
Diversity and Inclusion Enhance the Impact of Research | Children's Mercy Research Institute
Children’s Mercy Research Institute is committed to ensuring participants taking part in our research studies reflect the diversity of the patients and families at Children’s Mercy.
What to Expect - Electrophysiology Study
The Electrophysiology (EP) team can examine your child’s heart to identify—and in some cases, treat—abnormal pathways in the electrical system of the heart. EP studies are done under anesthesia and attended...
Truths about the top 5 excuses for not getting a flu shot
The first cases of seasonal influenza have been reported. We are expecting a severe flu season nationally this year. To put it in perspective, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting...
Constipation: Rome IV Neonate/Toddler Criteria for Constipation
Rome IV Criteria for Constipation -Neonate/Toddler, Benninga et al. (2016) One month of at least 2 of the following in infants up to 4 years of age: Two or fewer defecations per week. History of excessive...
State-of-the-Art Pediatrics May 2021
Lawnmower Safety – Prevent Tragedy Author: Dale Jarka, MD | Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery | Associate Professor, UMKC School of Medicine Column...