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Sports and mental health: What we can learn from Simone Biles

USA gymnast, Simone Biles, withdrew from the Olympic team final competition on July 27 due to a medical reason that was later clarified as a mental health issue. This decision has brought mental health in...

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Tips for a safe Halloween

Halloween is a great time of year for children. But before your kids head out to trick-or-treat here are some safety tips to help keep your ghosts and goblins safe.

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It’s more than duck-duck-goose: how to encourage active play in preschoolers

We know staying active has so many benefits on your health and happiness. There are lots of ways to help lay the groundwork at an early age that will help encourage kids to stay active later in life. And...

Let’s talk about HPV

You may feel like you don’t need to read this because your child isn’t sexually active or isn’t a girl. Well, unfortunately, that’s not true. HPV causes cancer, affects boys and girls and is increasing in...

Why teaching personal boundaries is important for kids

Sadly, 1 in 10 children will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday. We all want to keep kids safe from this kind of trauma. One way to keep kids safe is to teach them a few things to feel...

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Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship

Our PICU Faculty and Fellows Meet the PICU Team How to Apply Our PICU With 43 PICU beds, 24 CICU beds, 24-hour faculty coverage and the capability to care for up to 67 critically ill patients, our...

Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship

Our Department Faculty and Fellows Meet the Ortho Team How to Apply Our program has 12 fulltime fellowship trained pediatric orthopedic surgeons and four fulltime non operative pediatric sports specialists...

Apply for the Pediatric Residency Program

We are so excited to begin application review for 2025-2026 recruitment season. To support students applying to our residency program and due to recommendations by APPD, Children’s Mercy Pediatric...

Faculty - Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship

Our Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship faculty are actively involved in education, research and publication. We encourage our fellows to gain confidence and independence as they progress through training...

Music Therapy

The Music Therapy Program at Children's Mercy provides music specifically planned for each child and family's needs by a trained professional. Our music therapists have graduate or undergraduate...

Children's Mercy Urgent Care: Blue Valley | Children's Mercy Kansas City

Urgent care designed to meet the unique needs of children at 135th and Metcalf. See a pediatric specialist in person or via online telehealth visits. Use our Save My Spot technology to reserve your time.

Children's Mercy Pediatric Podcasts

Transformational Pediatrics icon Transformational Pediatrics Transformational Pediatrics features interviews with physicians and researchers at Children’s Mercy Kansas City who are transforming pediatric...

Neuromuscular Patients Undergoing Major Orthopedic Surgery ERAS

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs promote an evidence based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care aimed at facilitating faster recovery from surgery, decreasing hospital length of stay...