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Quality Improvement Project Aims at Changing Steroid Prescribed for Asthma Exacerbations

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains why new findings found the drug dexamethasone to be more effective at treating asthma attacks ...

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Cochlear Implants: A Viable Option for Children With Single-Sided Deafness

Over time cochlear implantation has proven effective in helping restore sound awareness. It is now being offered to infants and ...

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St. Louis Blues Superfan With Rare Illness Given Stanley Cup Ring By Team

Laila Anderson has HLH a disease that results in her body making too many immune cells. But she hasn't let ...

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St. Louis Teen Won't Let What Some Call a Disadvantage Slow Him Down

Brandon suffered a stoke in 2018 at age 17. He was hospitalized for a month. Therapy helped him build back ...

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Young Bone Marrow Patient Says Thank You to Children’s Hospital Staff

Bone marrow transplant patient Ivan wants to make sure everyone knew how much the doctors and nurses at St. Louis ...

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St. Louis Children's Hospital Sends 200 Teddy Bears to Boston Children's Hospital

It's been a week since the St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals, but there's ...

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Case Study: Another Video Game Complication

The following case study, Another Video Game Complication, was used by Andrew J. White, MD, division director of pediatric rheumatology ...

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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 ...