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Overcoming Parents' Vaccination Hesitancy: It's Not Easy
Today’s parents are no longer aware of the serious nature of some diseases. Their fear has shifted from their child ...
Newborn ICU Staff, Volunteer Leaders Receive National Honor
The March of Dimes Newborn ICU Family Support Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) received a national Project of ...
Missouri State Rep. Marsha Haefner Receives SLCH Advocacy Award
For consistently keeping the health and welfare of children as her top priority, state Rep. Marsha Haefner (Oakville) received the ...
In Kids, Young Adults With Asthma, Pay Attention to Weight Gain
In adults with asthma, patients who are obese have worse lung function and more difficulty controlling their symptoms than asthma ...
Hrach Named Medical Director, Inpatient General Pediatric Medicine
Christine Hrach, MD, has accepted a newly created position, medical director, inpatient general pediatric medicine. In this new role, Hrach ...
Hospital Readies for Periods of High Patient Volume
Each year during the winter months, St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) enters a period of several weeks when patient census ...
Druley Receives Grant for AML Research
Todd Druley, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine and pediatric oncologist at St. Louis ...
Dealing with The Gimmie-Gimmies | Saying No To Your Child
I was at Schnucks the other day and witnessed a classic case of the “gimmie-gimmies.” This child was young, but ...
Chief Resident Awards
In November 2015, the SLCH Chief Resident Award was presented to Regina Triplett, MD, a first-year pediatric neurology resident. Dr ...