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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Robert Paulson, groundskeeping supervisor at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, explains how to grow a garden at home. ...

Expert Advice

Help Teens Cope with Isolation

St. Louis Children's Hospital describes the ways in which you can support your teen's isolation. ...

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But Grandma Said So!

Sometimes grandparents may spoil their grandkids a little too much, perhaps to the point where it strains the relationship between ...

Expert Advice

Buckle Up, Baby!

Car seat safety can reduce your child’s risk of injury in an accident by up to 82 percent. ...

Expert Advice

An Opponent Like No Other

Focusing too much on shedding weight to improve performance on the field or court can have major health consequences for ...

Patient Stories

Children’s Arrhythmia Clinic Helps Family Live Normally With Rare Heart Syndrome

Samantha Etheridge and her children have a rare, and potentially life-threatening disease called Brugada syndrome. ...

Patient Stories

Twenty-Five Years Post-Transplant, Jacques Remembers St. Louis Children's Hospital Experience

Kim Jacques recalls being a member of a very exclusive club as a teenager. Kim, who was 16 at the ...

Patient Stories

Special Patient Receives Special Care From Heart Center and Transplant Teams

Dale Robertson, born with a rare congenital heart defect, was among the first generation of patients to receive newly developed ...

Departments

Caring for Young Hearts: MRIs for Children with Pacemakers and ICDs

St. Louis Children’s Hospital now offers “in-house” magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for children with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators ...