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COVID-19 vaccine: 6 facts you need to know

There is a lot of information circulating about COVID-19 vaccines and it is important for people to be educated. Here are six facts you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines.  ...

Developmental and Behavioral Health Research Group

About the Team Researchers in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health engage in innovative clinical and translational studies to generate knowledge that can be used to optimize the well-being...

Pectus Excavatum

¿Qué es el pectus excavatum?   Recursos Si su hijo desarrolla un tórax hundido, lo que se conoce como pectus excavatum, es probable que otro miembro de la familia también haya tenido...

1. Introduction to Asthma

Brief definition “Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by recurrent episodes of coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, and chest tightness. These episodes are often...

7 ways to keep pools safe this summer

Multiple layers of protection are needed to prevent drowning. Drowning continues to be the leading cause of unintentional injury death for children aged 1 to 4 years and they are more likely to drown in a...

CHAMP for Parents

How the CHAMP® program helps patients Between the discharge from the first hospital stay in the newborn period and a second staged cardiac surgery (the inter-stage period), children who are born with...

How to promote diversity and inclusion in your child’s life

It’s back-to-school season, and that means getting new school supplies, adjusting to new routines and learning about all kinds of subjects. An important subject that parents can help teach their kids about...

5 great family Halloween costumes to try

Dressing up for Halloween doesn’t always have to be just for the kids. The whole family can enjoy playing dress-up with these fun family group costumes. No matter the size of your family, there’s bound to be...

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Description:  The pediatric infectious diseases consultation service is an integral part of the care for hospitalized children with common or rare infectious diseases. Participants within this elective...

How parents can make a healthier environment for healthier kids (on Earth Day and every day)

This Earth Day, your family might be spending time in local community gardens, planting trees with neighbors, or gathering to celebrate in the great outdoors. These are great ways to support Mother Nature...

Parenting in a pandemic: tips for managing stress and balance

Family stress is at an all-time high - school schedules are modified, parents have altered work situations, childcare options are limited, and time outside of the home is decreased. For others, caregivers...

Drs. Erickson, Edwards and Bakula receive funding to expand CHAMP App to patients weaning from tube feeding

The project will implement the mobile health software platform known as CHAMP® App to help patients with feeding tubes transition from tube to oral feeding in their home, using remote monitoring.

Dr. Emily Farrow Receives Grant to Develop, Test Comprehensive Panel for Early Detection of Angelman Syndrome

Dr. Farrow’s project will address the current limitations of diagnostic testing for Angelman Syndrome by utilizing a novel long read (LR) based sequencing approach, capturing multiple disease categories...

Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology

Description: The goal of this rotation is to expose students and residents/fellows to a variety of issues within clinical pharmacology and medical toxicology. This includes but is not limited to...

Rules of Divorce

Every year, thousands of children experience the divorce of their parents. In fact, according to the American Psychological Association, between 40 and 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce.

Supporting Teens through the COVID-19 Pandemic

The role of a parent of a teenager can feel more like being an Uber driver than an actual caregiver. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, stay-at-home orders are in place and all those events are on hold.

Eyes up, phones down: modeling good behavior for teen drivers

Remember the first time you got behind the wheel of a car? Hands at 10 and 2 on the wheel, eyes fixed on the road ahead, all systems checked before you shift out of park...on that day, driving had your...

Dr. Tomi Pastinen Receives Grant To Better Understand Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Using 3rd Generation Sequencing

Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Dr. Tomi Pastinen Receives Grant To Better Understand Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Using 3rd Generation Sequencing Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD...

Tips for helping children understand the new normal

In many places, the coronavirus stay-at-home orders are being lifted and people may return to work and social events in phases. We as adults may understand the new rules, so it may be easy for us to flip...

What parents should know about synthetic drugs

My nephew, Cooper, was a fun, adventurous, outgoing kid that everyone loved to be around. He was kind-hearted, strong-willed and hard-headed. He was drawn to extreme sports like snowboarding, rock...