Child and Adolescent Health
Congenital heart disease is the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly one in 100 births each year. Thanks to medical and surgical advances in recent years, more people born with heart defects are living longer, healthier lives.
In this new 鈥淐aring for Our Kids鈥 episode, David Wagner, pediatric psychologist at Oregon Health and Science University, discusses the Novel Interventions in Children's Healthcare program and how this innovative approach is transforming care for vulnerable children.
In this new 鈥淐aring for Our Kids鈥 episode, David Wagner, Ph.D., pediatric psychologist at OHSU, discusses the Novel Interventions in Children's Healthcare (NICH) program, and how this innovative approach is transforming care for vulnerable children.
The journey isn鈥檛 over after a child beats cancer 鈥 at least not at Texas Children鈥檚 Hospital.
Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Ga., has been working to reduce hospital anxiety for children, particularly those between six months and four years old, who often experience peak doctor anxiety.
A study from Nemours Children鈥檚 Health surveyed 350 pediatric orthopedic trauma patients who, due to the nature of their injuries, were transferred to pediatric hospitals from other local facilities, and found that more than a third of those transfers could have been avoided 鈥 meaning the patients鈥
Savannah, a 12-year-old from North Andover, Mass., loves gymnastics, soccer and swimming 鈥 activities she is enjoying two years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, and adjusting to living with a prosthetic leg.
In December, OSF Children鈥檚 Hospital of Illinois announced surgeons had successfully performed the world鈥檚 first implantation of an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (EV-ICD) in a 2-year-old child who had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center hosted a free Teddy Bear Clinic at its ER in November to help children feel more comfortable in medical settings through fun, interactive activities.
Adventist Health鈥檚 unique mobile clinic 鈥 think of it as a doctor's office on wheels 鈥 helps families and their children in and around Bakersfield, Calif., by offering immunizations for young people from birth to 19 years old at various locations around Kern County.