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Perinatal Behavioral Health Service Provides Support for Heart Patients’ Families

St. Louis Children's Hospital discusses how they provide support to families with for newborn heart patient's families. Learn more. ...

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Miner Receives Funding for Pediatric Kidney Disease Research

Jeffrey Miner, professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the School of Medicine, and Jonathan Barnes, assistant professor ...

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Children's Named Among Leaders in Health Care Equality

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation named Children's an “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader” in the foundation's Healthcare Equality Index 2019 ...

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Medical Animation: Vaccines

An illness can be caused by pathogens -- bacteria and viruses that cause disease. These foreign invaders can enter the ...

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Medical Animation: Pneumonia

Watch as St. Louis Children's Hospital explains what pneumonia is and how it affects your lungs. Learn more. ...

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Who Needs a Whooping Cough Vaccine Booster?

Pertussis spreads through the air and is highly contagious—and in some cases, even deadly. Dr. Rachel Orscheln explains who needs ...

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Bariatric Surgery: A Viable Option for Teens With the Disease of Obesity

Since 2013, obesity has been listed as a disease in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ...

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Medical Animation: Influenza

Influenza, or the flu, is caused by one of several types of viruses that can spread quickly from person to ...

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Medical Animation: Lyme Disease

Tiny deer ticks can carry a harmful bacteria that causes Lyme disease. This bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, can be transmitted to ...