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U.S. News Ranks St. Louis Children's Hospital in all 10 "Best Children's Hospital" Specialties

St. Louis Children’s is only St. Louis hospital to rank in all 10 U.S. News categories In each of the ...

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Successful First Year for Children's Specialty Care Center

In its first year, the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center (CSCC) in west St. Louis County recorded more ...

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SLCH Therapy Services Adds Pediatric Hand Therapy Program

Therapy Services at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) has established a pediatric hand therapy program to provide specialized occupational therapy ...

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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Opens Clinic at Specialty Care Center

In June, the pediatric infectious diseases division at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) opened a clinic at the St. Louis ...

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Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons Perform Rare Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease in 74 Year-Old Woman

Washington University cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) recently performed a hybrid percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation ...

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As More States Legalize Marijuana, Adolescents' Problems With Pot Decline

Fewer adolescents also report using marijuana By Jim Dryden/Washington University School of Medicine A survey of more than 216,000 adolescents ...

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Chief Resident Awards

Each month, St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s chief residents honor a resident who shows exceptional dedication to his or her patients ...

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How to Read a Prescription Label

Anxiety sets in for many parents after they bring their child’s medicine home from the pharmacy and realize that they ...

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Keeping Up with Your Child’s Social Media Use

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics: The average 8-10 year-old spends nearly 8 hours a day on various media ...