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Mom Docs

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 ...

Mom Docs

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 ...

Departments

Early Bird Rounds Continue as Convenient Source of CME Credits

St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Early Bird Rounds began again in September, and it’s a good time to remember the presentations ...

Departments

Case Study: Slobber

3-month-old boy with two weeks of a worsening rash. It started around his mouth, and mom thought it was irritation ...

Departments

Work Advancing on Three-Year Epic Electronic Medical Record Implementation

After a 12-month process that included surveys, demonstrations and site visits, BJC HealthCare and the Washington University Faculty Practice Plan ...

Departments

The SPOT Youth Clinic Expands to North St. Louis County

Since opening in 2008 in St. Louis City, Washington University/ St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s The SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities for ...

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Preemies at High Risk of Autism Don't Show Typical Signs of Disorder in Early Infancy

Premature babies are at an increased risk for developing autism spectrum disorder. But a small study at Washington University School ...

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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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Case Study: Lesson No. 5

Parents noticed some coughing, nasal congestion and abdominal breathing and took him to the local ER. He underwent an NP ...