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Early Intervention Works: Henry’s Journey with A Speech Delay
30
Dec 2014
Early Intervention Works: Henry’s Journey with A Speech Delay
As an early childhood educator and mother of two other children, I knew my son, Henry, had at least one developmental delay by age 6 months. He cried and he laughed, but he did not babble. There were no “goo-goos” or “ga-gas.” Henry’s first year was difficult. Food allergies and frequent unrelieved ear infections resulted
By: Sarah Smith | 46
Rare and Complex Conditions
Life After Airway Reconstruction Starts with Soccer Practice
18
Dec 2014
Life After Airway Reconstruction Starts with Soccer Practice
After a colonic interposition, a laryngotracheoplasty & removal of his tracheostomy, Emmett has finally recovered since swallowing a button battery!
By: Karla Rauch | 2
Hospital Operations
Increase in Seasonal Illness: Flu Q&A
16
Dec 2014
Increase in Seasonal Illness: Flu Q&A
We are currently seeing an increase in patient visits at our Emergency Department (ED) and Urgent Care locations. This is due to various respiratory and stomach viruses and other seasonal illnesses in the community. If your child is ill, please start with a phone call or visit to your child’s physician. He or she can
By: Michael K. Farrell, MD | 1
Healthy Living
The 2014-15 Influenza Season: What You Need To Know
10
Dec 2014
The 2014-15 Influenza Season: What You Need To Know
Each influenza season is different from the last because the viruses that circulate change from year to year and immunity from season to season is not long lasting. Vaccines are prepared each year based on predictions and mathematical models of strains likely to circulate during the flu season. How well the vaccine strains match with
By: Beverly Connelly MD | 1
Childhood Obesity
Is it Okay to Give My Child Juice?
05
Dec 2014
Is it Okay to Give My Child Juice?
Eliminating juice is one of the easiest ways to reduce sugar in children's diets. One of our general pediatricians explains why.
By: Nick DeBlasio, MD | 0
Healthy Living
Sports Fractures 101
04
Dec 2014
Sports Fractures 101
Fractures, or broken bones, are the most common injuries we see in orthopaedic sports medicine. During childhood, about 50% of females and 60% of males will suffer a fracture at some point, and for many kids, the injuries will happen during sport-related activity. With sports fractures, we most often see injuries to the hands –
By: Eric J. Wall, MD | 0
Child Development and Behavior
How An Appropriately Timed Meltdown at Disney World Made Us Feel ‘Typical’
26
Nov 2014
How An Appropriately Timed Meltdown at Disney World Made Us Feel ‘Typical’
“Simba one to Harambe Village, we’re on our way!” says the driver of our safari jeep as we head over the dilapidated looking bridge. My wife and I grab our children, we know the drill. This is our 30th time on the Kilimanjaro Safari, at the Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. It is the
By: Ryan Mulligan | 1
Rare and Complex Conditions
We See Beauty, Strength, and Love in Our Music Video
24
Nov 2014
We See Beauty, Strength, and Love in Our Music Video
(Editor’s note: If the video above does not display for you, please follow this link). I love music. It has always had a strong presence in my life, so I knew that when I became a parent, I would incorporate music into my children’s lives as well. I have played guitar since I was 10
By: Emma Wendland | 7
Heart Conditions
The Heart Has A Hard Job to Do
21
Nov 2014
The Heart Has A Hard Job to Do
A couple of weekends ago, our family attended the 3rd annual Heart Institute Family Education Day at Cincinnati Children’s. We heard amazing speakers as we focused on the long term outcomes of children born with congenital heart defects (CHD). Our keynote speaker was Jennifer Page. Jennifer is mom to a little boy named Max who has
By: Leslie Sams | 1
Safety and Prevention
Parents: Talk to Your Teens About Prescription Drug Abuse
14
Nov 2014
Parents: Talk to Your Teens About Prescription Drug Abuse
The issue of prescription drug abuse in the United States has been well documented. What might be surprising for some parents, however, is how common adolescents misuse prescription medications and/or believe that they can safely experiment with them. The statistics are startling: One in four teens report having taken a prescription medication (that was not
By: Sheila Goertemoeller, PharmD, D.ABAT | 1
Rare and Complex Conditions
When Life Gave Us Lemons
11
Nov 2014
When Life Gave Us Lemons
How we learned that our special needs child was becoming more “normal” and how we dealt with the idea of becoming different parents. Sometimes, life gives you lemons. You learn how to make lemonade and in the beginning, the lemonade is not very sweet. But over time, you perfect your recipe and lemonade becomes a
By: Kaytee Roettgers | 2
Rare and Complex Conditions
Alexis Shapiro Update: 7 months Post-Surgery
10
Nov 2014
Alexis Shapiro Update: 7 months Post-Surgery
It’s been seven months since my daughter Alexis had sleeve gastrectomy surgery at Cincinnati Children’s. Seeing as so much has changed for Alexis and our family in that time, I figured it was time to update the many people who followed Alexis’ story, helped us spread awareness of Hypothalamic Obesity and sent thoughts and prayers
By: Jenny Shapiro | 36
Cancer and Blood Diseases
Still Jersey Money: We’ll Make Science Count for Kids with Cancer
07
Nov 2014
Still Jersey Money: We’ll Make Science Count for Kids with Cancer
Last night, I had the privilege of helping Cincinnati Children’s President and CEO, Michael Fisher, accept a check for more than 1.3 million dollars from the Cincinnati Bengals. This charitable gift was the result of an unprecedented sale of Devon Still’s No. 75 jersey; it includes contributions from thousands of individuals around the country as
By: John Perentesis, MD | 1
Cancer and Blood Diseases
You’ve Given Our Fight a Greater Purpose
05
Nov 2014
You’ve Given Our Fight a Greater Purpose
Tomorrow evening, the Cincinnati Bengals will present a check for more than a million dollars to Cincinnati Children’s to fund new pediatric cancer research. It is the hand-off of money that was raised selling my No. 75 jerseys and the outcome of more generosity and support than I ever could have imagined for my daughter
By: Devon Still | 4
Hospital Operations
Urgent Care or Emergency Room: How to Decide Where to Take Your Sick Child
03
Nov 2014
Urgent Care or Emergency Room: How to Decide Where to Take Your Sick Child
Deciding between the ER and urgent care can be difficult. Learn more about the most common things doctors treat at urgent care and when they recommend you take your child to the emergency room.
By: Dr. Peg Orcutt | 12
Cancer and Blood Diseases
We Need to Do Better for Patients Like Lauren Hill
29
Oct 2014
We Need to Do Better for Patients Like Lauren Hill
Lauren Hill's neuro-oncologist at Cincinnati Children's provides ways we can all contribute to the research of the fatal disease DIPG.
By: Mariko DeWire, MD | 2
Fetal Conditions
A Checklist for Making Difficult Decisions
28
Oct 2014
A Checklist for Making Difficult Decisions
Mothers. Mothers are the reason I decided to become a maternal fetal medicine physician. I am in awe of them each and every day. Their determination for doing what’s best for their babies is nothing short of inspirational. I recall witnessing maternal determination when, as a young faculty member early in my career, I took
By: James Van Hook, MD | 4
Safety and Prevention
Parents, Talk Seriously With Your Teens About Driving
24
Oct 2014
Parents, Talk Seriously With Your Teens About Driving
Dr. Mike Gittelman provides tips that help parents start the conversation with their teens about the importance of safe driving.
By: Mike Gittelman, MD | 0
Rare and Complex Conditions
Jack’s Magic Ears
22
Oct 2014
Jack’s Magic Ears
My husband and I had our first child, Jack, last September. Jack is an amazing one-year-old little boy who has the ability to brighten anyone’s day with his smile. While he is like many other one-year-old boys in many ways, one thing makes Jack special: He has magic ears! Before last September, childhood hearing loss
By: Whitney Clark | 3
Research and Discoveries
Overcoming Nature’s Complexity to Help Patients with Intestinal Disease
20
Oct 2014
Overcoming Nature’s Complexity to Help Patients with Intestinal Disease
As both a pediatric surgeon and a researcher, I have dedicated my career to caring for and investigating potential therapies for patients with intestinal failure. Even though we have been studying the human intestine for decades, there is so much we don’t know about it. Major gaps in our knowledge about the human intestine mean
By: Michael Helmrath, MD | 3
Fitness and Nutrition
Overuse Injuries: How to Identify and Prevent Them
17
Oct 2014
Overuse Injuries: How to Identify and Prevent Them
Learning about overuse injuries and how to prevent them will help your young athlete play the sports they love more safely and go longer periods of time without injury.
By: Kelsey Logan, MD, MPH | 0
Heart Conditions
Growing Up in Heartland
16
Oct 2014
Growing Up in Heartland
You have probably never heard my son’s name, Max Page, but you might recognize him. He was the mini Darth Vader in the 2011 Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial. Soon after it was aired the commercial went viral and the media was tracking the kid under the mask. We gathered as family and decided that it
By: Jennifer Page | 2
Rare and Complex Conditions
Overcoming Her Diagnosis: Anorectal Malformation and Cloaca
13
Oct 2014
Overcoming Her Diagnosis: Anorectal Malformation and Cloaca
5 years ago my future mother-in-law said something to me that has stuck with me all of these years. It was a question that made me evaluate where I had been and how to have a better outlook on the condition I was born with: anorectal malformation (ARM) and cloaca. She asked me a simple question:
By: Chelsea Mullins | 16
Cancer and Blood Diseases
A Few Things I’ve Learned on Our Journey with Retinoblastoma
07
Oct 2014
A Few Things I’ve Learned on Our Journey with Retinoblastoma
Like many four-year-olds, my daughter recently started attending preschool. It’s an exciting milestone for any parent, but for me, it was an achievement that I wasn’t certain my daughter Khloe would attain. That’s because Khloe has bilateral retinoblastoma, which is an advanced form of cancer in both of her eyes. When children have this disease,
By: Alicia Gray | 2
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