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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...