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Boy with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Signs with RedHawks

Boy with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Signs with RedHawks

Now in remission, 7-year-old with Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ ALL) signs letter of intent with the Miami RedHawks.

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Utilizing Technology to Aid in Speech Development

Utilizing Technology to Aid in Speech Development

Technology-assisted language has helped Sedona, who is deaf, improve her speech development. Read about the new milestones she's reached.

Rare and Complex Conditions

Rett Syndrome: A Mother’s Perspective and Advice

A mother shares what she has learned through her daughter's experience with Rett syndrome. Read her advice to other families.

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Hear the Hope: Creating Songs with Patients and Caregivers

Hear the Hope: Creating Songs with Patients and Caregivers

The back story of Hear the Hope: A charitable organization that raises funds for patients' medical bills by creating songs with patients and caregivers.

Rare and Complex Conditions

A Mother’s Wish for Kids Who Have Rare Disease

A Mother’s Wish for Kids Who Have Rare Disease

Kids with rare disease deserve respect and a supportive community. Read the wishes one mother has for all kids with a rare disease.

Rare and Complex Conditions

Handy Checklist: Going to College with IBD

Handy Checklist: Going to College with IBD

Choosing a college can be particularly stressful for those with inflammatory bowel disease. To help, our IBD team compiled a going-to-college checklist.

Child Development and Behavior

Stuttering In Young Kids: When To Be Concerned

Stuttering In Young Kids: When To Be Concerned

It is difficult to distinguish between stuttering and kids passing through a disfluency. Learn more about the differences and when you should seek help.

6 Tips to Prevent Tooth Decay in Kids

6 Tips to Prevent Tooth Decay in Kids

Tooth decay in kids is one of the most common infectious childhood diseases. A dentist explains six tips to prevent tooth decay (cavities) in kids.

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Gymnast Avoids Surgery After Serious Elbow Injury

For young athletes, severe injuries can be debilitating. At Cincinnati Children's, a promising gymnast avoids surgery in her recovery from an elbow injury.

Safety and Prevention

E-Cigarettes, Teens and “Dripping”: 4 Safety Concerns

E-Cigarettes, Teens and “Dripping”: 4 Safety Concerns

A new study shows that one in four high school students who use e-cigarettes have been "dripping" with them. Read 4 safety concerns.

Child Development and Behavior

7 Ways Parents Can Help Their Teens Manage Stress

7 Ways Parents Can Help Their Teens Manage Stress

Today's teens are just as stressed as their parents. Read seven ways parents can help them manage their own stress better.

Fitness and Nutrition

Tips to Make Kid-Friendly Recipes Healthier

Tips to Make Kid-Friendly Recipes Healthier

Kids can still eat their favorite foods like pizza even if you're trying to eat better! Read how with 5 tips to make your kid-favorite recipes healthier.

Hospital Operations

Cincinnati Children’s Top 10 of 2016

Cincinnati Children’s Top 10 of 2016

A celebration of patients, employees, clinical and research breakthroughs and generally fun things that happened in 2016.

Rare and Complex Conditions

When Idiopathic Scoliosis Threw Me For A Curve, I Swung Back

When Idiopathic Scoliosis Threw Me For A Curve, I Swung Back

Following an idiopathic scoliosis diagnosis when she was 16 and subsequent surgeries, Jessie is back to living an active lifestyle, including barrel racing.

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Healing the World: The Stolz’s International Adoption Story

Healing the World: The Stolz’s International Adoption Story

Evie, Laura and Christina grow the Stolz family to 17. The three sisters participated in our holiday video. Read their international adoption story.

Heart Conditions

Having Adult Congenital Heart Disease Hasn’t Slowed Me Down

Having Adult Congenital Heart Disease Hasn’t Slowed Me Down

Despite being born with a heart defect, this mom of three lives a fulfilling, active life. Read why she sees an adult congenital heart disease cardiologist.

Patient Family Experience

Sedation and General Anesthesia: What’s the Difference?

Sedation and General Anesthesia: What’s the Difference?

There are many similarities between sedation and anesthesia, but also distinct differences. Learn more about how they differ.

Safety and Prevention

Awareness of Button Batteries Saved My Daughter from Serious Injury

Awareness of Button Batteries Saved My Daughter from Serious Injury

Because Christina had prior knowledge of the dangers of button batteries, she acted quickly when she saw her daughter swallow one. Read how this helped:

Safety and Prevention

The Latest Warning Against Codeine: What Parents Need to Know

The Latest Warning Against Codeine: What Parents Need to Know

Health organizations continue to strengthen their warnings against the use of codeine. Here's what parents need to know about it.

Fetal Conditions

5 Tips for Parents of a Premature Baby

5 Tips for Parents of a Premature Baby

A premature birth can be a very emotional and stressful experience for parents. Read a mother's advice for how to cope while your baby is in the NICU.

Research and Discoveries

Preventing Infection: An Update on the HPV Vaccine

Preventing Infection: An Update on the HPV Vaccine

A lot has happened since the HPV vaccine was introduced in 2006. Here are four updates, including how effective it has been at reducing infection rates.

Rare and Complex Conditions

Why I’m Hopeful: Promising Research For Kids with Intestinal Disorders

A mother is excited about new research that could potentially help her daughter, who has cystic fibrosis and short bowel syndrome (intestinal disorders).

Rare and Complex Conditions

Perspective on Alternative IBD Diets

Perspective on Alternative IBD Diets

More patient families have been asking about the role of alternative IBD diets. A gastroenterologist explains what they are and their effectiveness.

Rare and Complex Conditions

Down Syndrome and Tracheal Rings: Lessons My Daughter Has Taught Me

My daughter, who has Down syndrome, complete tracheal rings and a laryngeal cleft, has taught me many lessons in her short life.

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