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Children’s Arrhythmia Clinic Helps Family Live Normally With Rare Heart Syndrome
Samantha Etheridge and her children have a rare, and potentially life-threatening disease called Brugada syndrome. ...
Twenty-Five Years Post-Transplant, Jacques Remembers St. Louis Children's Hospital Experience
Kim Jacques recalls being a member of a very exclusive club as a teenager. Kim, who was 16 at the ...
Special Patient Receives Special Care From Heart Center and Transplant Teams
Dale Robertson, born with a rare congenital heart defect, was among the first generation of patients to receive newly developed ...
Caring for Young Hearts: MRIs for Children with Pacemakers and ICDs
St. Louis Children’s Hospital now offers “in-house” magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for children with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators ...
Modified Aquapheresis Therapy Significantly Improves Treatment for Newborns With Kidney Disease or Injury
A creative adaptation of technology initially developed to treat adults with fluid overload has significantly improved the care of newborns ...
Plans Underway for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Washington University pediatric infectious diseases doctors plan to launch clinical trials this spring at St. Louis Children’s Hospital to evaluate ...
What’s the Deal With TikTok?
St. Louis Children's Hospital discusses how safe it is for your child to use TikTok and four tips for parents ...
Creating a Full Circle of Care
When 3-month-old Hank Matzke started running a fever and wouldn’t stop crying late one Saturday night, his parents, Amanda and ...
Continuing Regular Pediatric Care during COVID: Why It’s Crucial
It’s hard to sort out what’s essential and what’s not while balancing everyday life in the middle of a pandemic. ...