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Expert Advice

Juuling: A New Smoking Trend

An e-cigarette that looks like a flash drive is gaining popularity among teenagers and can serve as a gateway to ...

Expert Advice

Winter Warm-Up: Staying Active When It’s Cold

Don’t let freezing temperatures stop you in your tracks. Frost, ice and snow don’t have to stop you, your child ...

News

10 Exercises You Can Do With Your Kids to Prevent Running Injury

According to the physical therapists at the Young Athlete Center, teens are just as likely to develop running injuries as ...

Expert Advice

The Importance of Specialized Treatment for Complex Fractures

With his mother being a nurse, Mark Miller, MD, was always intrigued by medicine. He knew from a young age ...

Mom Docs

The Importance of Sports Physicals

It is that time of year again! Kids are heading back to school for a new year and another season ...

Caregivers

Understanding the Unique Challenges of Pediatric Orthopedic Treatments in Upper Extremities

In medical school, Lindley Wall, MD, a Washington University orthopedic surgeon at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, was fascinated by the ...

Departments

Luhmann Honored With Heartworks Award

Scott Luhmann, MD, Washington University pediatric orthopedic surgeon at St. Louis Children's Hospital, was recently honored at Heartworks St. Louis ...

Mom Docs

Keeping Your Child Safe on the Ice: What You Need to Know About Hockey

In St. Louis, all eyes have been on the rink for the last few months. The Blues have inspired many ...

Mom Docs

Navigating your child’s injury: “But what do I tell coach?!”

Every day active kids are getting injured either within the context of their sport or from an accident that happens ...