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Let’s Talk About Hives in Children
Urticaria (or hives) are common in children, with a lifetime prevalence of about 20 percent. However, since they cause itching ...
Heart Donation Gives Young Man New Life
For the first time in years, Landon Gardner doesn't struggle to breathe when he saddles his horse, Duke. ...
What Parents Should Know About RSV
Your baby is coughing and can’t seem to catch their breath. RSV and other respiratory viruses can be scary in ...
How to Spot the Signs of a Speech Disorder
Speech and language development isn’t always straightforward. Some children stutter. Others have trouble making certain sounds. Other children struggle because ...
(GRAND)Parenting
I am writing this MomDocs article from a very interesting perspective today. Not only am I a ‘mom’ of four ...
From Jackson, Mississippi, to St. Louis Children's Hospital: One Mom’s Quest for Her Son’s Cochlear Implant
Ian Farley, now age 12, was born with single-sided deafness. A cause for his deafness was never identified; according to ...
Quality Improvement Project Aims at Changing Steroid Prescribed for Asthma Exacerbations
St. Louis Children's Hospital explains why new findings found the drug dexamethasone to be more effective at treating asthma attacks ...
Cochlear Implants: A Viable Option for Children With Single-Sided Deafness
Over time cochlear implantation has proven effective in helping restore sound awareness. It is now being offered to infants and ...
Swollen Lymph Nodes — Should I Be Worried?
Swollen lymph nodes are a common complaint in children and are almost always a harmless and temporary finding. In rare ...