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The Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital provides care and treatment for children with Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis. ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Early Bird Rounds began again in September, and it’s a good time to remember the presentations earn participants one hour of continuing medical education (CME). In recent years, this has become easier with CMEasy, through which the recorded Early Bird Rounds ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common serious bacterial infections in infants and young children, affecting 2 to 5 percent of all children. In September 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a clinical practice guideline to aid in the diagnosis and management ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that 8 to 12 percent of school-age children and 20 to 30 percent of teens skip breakfast, the most important meal of the day. When kids begin their day with empty stomachs, both school performance and health suffer. ...

Unlike adults, children’s bones are continuously growing and require specialized care from pediatric orthopedists. A twisted ankle may mean quality time with an icepack for the average adult. Children, however, might wind up with a serious injury to one or more of their growth plates ...

St. Louis Children's Hospital presents the courses designed to prevent injury and death in infants and children including PALS, ENPC, and Injury Prevention. ...

Dr. Canter discusses the timeline of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome/Single Ventricle Therapy at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. ...

St. Charles County parents have convenient access to the highest-rated pediatric care in the metro area thanks to St. Louis Children’s Hospital at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon, Missouri. Children are not small adults. They are special individuals who have age-specific developmental needs, along with weight-based interventions. So it’s crucial to have experienced pediatric nurses and physicians who can provide this specialized care. The Children’s Hospital at Progress West emergency unit is staffed 24-7 by Washington University pediatricians and pediatric nurses whose entire focus is ...

Seventeen times during the past two years at St. Louis Children’s (SLCH) and Barnes-Jewish hospitals, one donor liver has saved the life of one child and one adult. Called split-liver transplants, the latest occurred in August, when 2-year-old Gabriella received one-third of a donor liver ...

Our experienced team offers treatments including brain tumor surgery, proton beam therapy and intensity modulated radiation therapy. Children also have access to new therapies through our robust clinical trials program. Learn more about our brain tumor and neuro-oncology treatment options. ...