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Important COVID-19 Information
Coronaviruses are a common group of viruses that usually cause mild to moderate respiratory illness. The particular strain in the ...
Selah's Story of Staying Active
Teenager who had over 30 surgeries and procedures, now does adaptive CrossFit. ...
Cardiology and infectious disease experts save twins from heart failure
Twins, Wyatt and Ryder, born completely healthy, were placed on life support at 11 days old. Learn how St. Louis ...
Relieving Camryn's Scoliosis Pain
Camryn, who has scoliosis, recently returned to school after a thoracic spinal fusion. She is now pain free, her posture ...
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIC-S): What Families Need to Know
It’s not yet known exactly what is causing Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), although it seems to be related ...
Skin and Games
Don’t let a skin infection bench your young athlete. Skin-to-skin contact during play, open wounds and shared equipment can put ...
Medical Animation: Measles
In this video St. Louis Children's Hospital explains what measles is and how it spreads to others. ...
Medical Animation: Mumps
Watch as St. Louis Children's Hospital explains what mumps is and how it can be spread to others. ...
Medical Animation: Vaccines
An illness can be caused by pathogens -- bacteria and viruses that cause disease. These foreign invaders can enter the ...