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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Medical Animation: Vaccines
An illness can be caused by pathogens -- bacteria and viruses that cause disease. These foreign invaders can enter the ...
Medical Animation: Pneumonia
Watch as St. Louis Children's Hospital explains what pneumonia is and how it affects your lungs. Learn more. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Medical Animation: Influenza
Influenza, or the flu, is caused by one of several types of viruses that can spread quickly from person to ...
Medical Animation: Lyme Disease
Tiny deer ticks can carry a harmful bacteria that causes Lyme disease. This bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, can be transmitted to ...