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

We help children with sickle cell disease manage pain crises and avoid hospitalizations. We also offer support services to help children with school and emotional and social concerns. Find out more about our sickle cell program. ...

Congenital laryngeal stridor is a noisy or high-pitched sound with breathing. It is from an abnormally formed voice box (larynx). It is present at birth. In most cases, congenital laryngeal stridor is a harmless condition that goes away on its own. Causes of Laryngeal Stridor ...

Cleft hand is also called central deficiency. This birth defect typically includes a missing long finger (middle finger) and a narrow thumb-index finger web space. ...

Free gun lock kiosks now available across BJC It’s a record and distinction no one wanted. In 2022, St. Louis pediatric hospitals led the nation in the number of children seen in the emergency room with a firearm injury. BJC HealthCare is working to lower ...

When Stephen Burrows was 15 and a sophomore in high school, he began having what he describes as blackouts when he stood up. “My vision would go a bit dark, and I would experience a numbing sensation throughout my body,” he says. “Sometimes I had ...

Generous gifts provided by two families in memory of their children ST. LOUIS (December 11, 2018) – Patients at St. Louis Children's and Washington University Heart Center undergoing heart or lung surgeries can now ride to the O.R. in style. Two families generously donated Heart ...

ST. LOUIS (March 9, 2022) – Rebeccah Bennett and Missouri State Senator Bill White have spent their personal and professional lives working to improve children’s lives through community improvement, education and legislation. In recognition of these important efforts, they will receive St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s ...

Plastic surgeons perform rhinoplasty (a nose job) and reconstructive surgery. Nose surgery can improve appearance and/or nasal function related to injury or conditions your child was born with. ...

The Melody valve is an innovative non-surgical approach to managing congenital heart disease that repairs defective pulmonary valves and helps restore blood flow to the heart. ...