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Clinic Helps Children With Congenital Heart Disease Reach Their Full Potential

Children with congenital heart disease are now surviving and living longer lives because of advances in surgeries and medical management ...

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Cancer Research Takes a Quantum Leap

Todd Druley, MD, PhD, a Washington University pediatric oncologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, has been awarded the Hyundai Hope ...

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Study Of Grandmothers Seeks Clues About Genetics Of Autism

Because autism has a strong genetic basis, rates of the disorder may be higher in the grandchildren of women who ...

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Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Launches

St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Siteman Cancer Center have joined forces against pediatric cancer by establishing “Siteman Kids at St ...

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Hackett Named Dodge Scholar in Pediatrics

Dr. Hackett recently was installed by Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD, the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and head of the ...

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Electronic Games And Autistic Children: A Potentially Unhealthy Escape

For many children with autism, playing electronic games is the perfect pastime: The games offer a predictable structure that makes ...

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Corin McDuffee: The Journey Back From Severe Brain Injury

On the morning of Nov. 2, 2015, Corin McDuffee, then 17, was having trouble breathing. Corin had been diagnosed with ...

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Child Life Services Receives National Accreditation

St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s (SLCH) Child Life Services clinical internship program recently received a five-year accreditation from the Child Life ...

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After-Hours Team Marks 20th Anniversary Milestone

The St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) “After-Hours” service was developed after community physicians recognized a need to provide quality after-hours ...