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Join the #DifferentLikeYou Conversation
03
Mar 2015
Join the #DifferentLikeYou Conversation
Editor’s Note: In association with the Cincinnati Reel Abilities Film Festival, we are honored to join the #DifferentLikeYou conversation on social media. #DifferentLikeYou is a way to celebrate the diversity that makes us – the patients, children, families, employees and community we serve – unique. We are inspired every day by people who overcome adversity to
Rare and Complex Conditions
Rare Childhood Disease Needs Awareness: Interstitial Lung Disease
27
Feb 2015
Rare Childhood Disease Needs Awareness: Interstitial Lung Disease
ILD is an umbrella term for many different types of interstitial lung diseases, which have varying levels of severity. Learn more about these diseases.
Rare and Complex Conditions
How Pectus Excavatum Brought Two Teens Together
20
Feb 2015
How Pectus Excavatum Brought Two Teens Together
Sam’s Story Pectus Excavatum! Sounds like an incantation from Hogwarts. Nope! It is what our 16-year-old son, Sam, was diagnosed with in July 2014. We always knew Sam had a noticeable indentation in the middle of his chest, but never thought the pediatrician would tell us, “This looks more pronounced since last year. Sam needs
Heart Conditions
18
Feb 2015
3-D Heart Models Help Our Team Prepare for Complex Surgeries
The next big thing in imaging was recently used to help prepare our team for a rare and complex heart procedure. Over the last year, Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute has been creating patient-specific 3-dimensional (3D) complex congenital heart disease models from computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance images (MRI). Our imaging physicians have created more
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My Son’s Experience with Coxa Vara and a Full-Body Cast
11
Feb 2015
My Son’s Experience with Coxa Vara and a Full-Body Cast
Coxa vara is a hip condition in which there is a discrepancy of the growth in the round ball of the hip and the upper end of the thigh bone, creating a deformity. Read more about Aeden's journey with coxa vara and adjusting to a full body cast.
Childhood Obesity
09
Feb 2015
Jacob’s Story: A Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Journey
Many teens struggle with severe obesity and the decision to have bariatric surgery. Watch this documentary about Jacob Miller and his weight loss journey.
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Child Life Specialists Help Kids In Our Community
07
Feb 2015
Child Life Specialists Help Kids In Our Community
When a shooting occurred recently at a local motel, child life specialists from Cincinnati Children’s were called upon to offer assistance. Katie Nees, Annie Krause, Tina Ulanowski and Heather Storey are members of the American Red Cross Mental Health Team. That means they donate their time and talent to assist children in incidents in which the Red Cross
Child Development and Behavior
A Mother’s 5 Rules of Target
05
Feb 2015
A Mother’s 5 Rules of Target
I am no stranger to public meltdowns. My toddler and preschooler are highly energetic, independent and let’s face it – a little wild. They’re qualities that I love and will certainly serve them well later in life. But sometimes those qualities can put them at odds with what we’re trying to accomplish as a family, such as running errands,
Fitness and Nutrition
 

31
Jan 2015
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: French Toast Casserole
  Here’s a great breakfast recipe that is perfect for company but easy enough to fix for the family anytime.  Prepare everything the day before so that all you have to do is pop it in the oven in the morning! Makes 6 servings:  2 slices per serving Ingredients:  12 slices whole wheat bread 3
Fitness and Nutrition
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs
31
Jan 2015
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs
This healthy turkey meatball recipe is easy to make and kid-friendly. Try pairing these meatballs with whole wheat spaghetti and low-sugar marinara sauce.
Fitness and Nutrition
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: Pizza and Sauce
31
Jan 2015
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: Pizza and Sauce
Delivered or frozen pizzas can be loaded with unhealthy ingredients. Try this healthier pizza recipe from one of our dietitians.
Fitness and Nutrition
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: Macaroni and Cheese
30
Jan 2015
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: Macaroni and Cheese
If you or your kids are craving mac and cheese, try this healthier mac and cheese recipe from one of our dietitians.
Fitness and Nutrition
 

30
Jan 2015
Healthier Kid-Friendly Recipe: Burrito Bowl
Making a burrito bowl can be a quick, easy and healthy meal! And best of all, you can make it just the way you like it – with extra heat or mild enough for the whole family. Makes 8 servings Ingredients: 16 oz of ground turkey, 93% lean; 7% fat 1 can fat free refried
Safety and Prevention
Measles FAQ: Vaccination is the Weapon of Choice
28
Jan 2015
Measles FAQ: Vaccination is the Weapon of Choice
Find the answers to important questions like what measles is, how it spreads, symptoms of measles, and why the vaccine is crucial.
Patient Family Experience
A Familiar Place
22
Jan 2015
A Familiar Place
What was once a very scary and confusing place is now a familiar and comforting place for me and my family. “I know this place like the back of my hand,” my 15-year-old daughter Andi said after telling me where the closest water fountain was at Cincinnati Children’s main campus. I giggled and reflected on the
Hospital Operations
Cincinnati Children’s Top 14 of 2014
15
Jan 2015
Cincinnati Children’s Top 14 of 2014
In 2014, the wave of renovations and additions to our physical space continued. We launched the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in Cincinnati Children’s history. And we worked together to deliver crucial care during periods of significant respiratory illness in our community. Cincinnati Children’s was again recognized as the No. 3 children’s hospital in the nation by
Cancer and Blood Diseases
Why is Sickle Cell Different in the United States Versus Uganda?
07
Jan 2015
Why is Sickle Cell Different in the United States Versus Uganda?
If your child is born with sickle cell in the United States, chances are good (95-99%) that he or she will survive to adulthood. That is not the case for a child born with sickle cell in Uganda or other African nations. Why the difference? As Dr. Russell Ware explains, it’s a matter of geography
Healthy Living
Gender Variance: Part II — Acceptance
06
Jan 2015
Gender Variance: Part II — Acceptance
Find the 5 things you can do if your child exhibits gender variance, identifies as transgender, or struggles with gender identity.
Child Development and Behavior
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
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!
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
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
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.
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 –
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

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