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Read more about how Peter Needham's recovery from head trauma created a family tradition. ...

In a traumatic delivery, Ariel suffered a brachial plexus injury, when her right arm was pinned behind her back in her mother’s birth canal. Brachial plexus injuries occur in about one in 1,000 births. ...

YWCA Metro St. Louis Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Bracy and Missouri Senator Caleb Rowden honored for work to improve children’s lives through health education and legislation ST. LOUIS (March 4, 2019) – As the 2018 St. Louis Children’s Hospital Advocacy Award recipients, Adrian E. Bracy ...

St. Louis Children’s has been named a “Top Performer” in healthcare equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The recognition was outlined in the announcement of HRC’s 13th edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), released this week. ...

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has honored two Washington University child psychiatrists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH). ...

Kennedy is just one example of the many brave kids whose lives have been changed thanks to a surgery performed at Children's Hospital. Kennedy was born with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that can cause birth defects in unborn babies, including hearing loss, as it ...

Alexis Elward, MD, SLCH associate chief medical officer, received a national award for patient safety. The award is the Top-Performing Senior Leader Recognition from Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety. ...

This month, St. Louis Children's Hospital (SLCH) launched a new advertising campaign, entitled “Childhood Interrupted.” The campaign is an extension of the successful 2016 campaign, and continuation of the theme “Guardians of Childhood.” The beautiful childhood images used in all of the still photography throughout ...

Thrush is generally a harmless superficial yeast infection, occurring mainly in the first two months of an infant’s life. Occasionally, it may occur later if there is antibiotic use or excessive mouth friction with a nipple or pacifier. ...

Vaccines have nearly wiped out many diseases over the last 50 years. But not all children can be immunized. Here’s how you can help. ...