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Medical Animation: Scoliosis

The spine is one of the most important parts of the body. Not only does it serve to protect your ...

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Medical Animation: Fetal Development

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how the fetus develops in the mother's womb and how the mother gives birth to ...

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Medical Animation: Cesarean Delivery

St. Louis Children's Hospital discusses how a cesarean section works and what the doctors do to deliver the baby. ...

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Executive Functioning & Your Child’s School Performance

The new school year is approaching. You may be ready to send your child back to school, but at the ...

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Medical Animation: Laryngitis

The voice is actually sound that is made as air passes through the larynx or "voice box." When we inhale ...

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Medical Animation: Hearing Test

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how sound waves travel when they reach the ear and how hearing tests work. Learn ...

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Medical Animation: Ear Pressure

The ear can be divided into three sections: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The middle ...

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Medical Animation: Ear Tubes

When sound waves reach the ear, they are gathered by the funnel-shaped outer ear and channeled into the middle ear ...

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Medical Animation: Cochlear Implants

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how hearing can be damaged and how cochlear implants work. ...