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Balancing Sports and Rest During Growth Spurts

Is it soreness or something more? Learn what parents should watch for, when kids need more rest, and when to ...

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Halloween Safety Tips for Teens

As the spooky season approaches, it’s important to set clear safety tips for teens trick-or-treating with their friends on Halloween. ...

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Celebrating 25 Years of the Patient and Family Advisory Council

St. Louis Children’s Hospital recently celebrated a remarkable milestone: the 25th anniversary of our Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) ...

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Team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, WashU Medicine Heart Center Perform First Pediatric “Domino” Partial Heart Transplant in the Midwest

With clinicians’ commitment to innovative care, the Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to ...

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Asthma Inhalers at School

Has your child had a diagnosis of asthma within the last year? If so, then they should have an inhaler ...

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Project Adam

Become a Heart Safe school In partnership with Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adams Memory), St. Louis Children’s Hospital can ...

Patient Stories

Small Patient, Big Breakthrough

When their son Jesse was diagnosed at 3 months old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), Amanda and Ben knew there would ...

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Does my child have sleep apnea?

If your child is a restless sleeper and snores, does that mean they have sleep apnea? Not necessarily, but there ...

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Flossing Your Baby’s Teeth

Most people are surprised to learn that you should be flossing your baby’s teeth. Here are some tips to effectively ...