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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. ...

Mom Docs

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 ...

Expert Advice

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 ...

Mom Docs

(GRAND)Parenting

I am writing this MomDocs article from a very interesting perspective today. Not only am I a ‘mom’ of four ...

Patient Stories

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 ...

Departments

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 ...

Departments

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 ...

Mom Docs

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 ...

Patient Stories

Hope for the Future

As a mom and a nurse in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital newborn intensive care unit, Lisa Taylor can sense ...