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In October, Washington University surgeons and physicians from St. Louis Children’s and Barnes-Jewish hospitals collaborated to perform a prenatal closure of a myelomeningocele in a 25-week-old fetus with spina bifida. In total, 35 medical professionals took part in the rare surgery that was the first ...

Submit your abstract for the Perspectives in Pediatrics Conference: ...

Golf carts and e-scooters may look harmless, but their lightweight designs make them unstable. Learn how to keep your child out of the Emergency Department. ...

The Aortic and Renovascular Center for Hypertension (ARCH) helps diagnose children with midaortic syndrome and related conditions, including renovascular hypertension. ...

Todd Druley, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine and pediatric oncologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, together with Timothy Ley, MD, the Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Professor of Medicine, were each awarded $900,000 for projects aimed at ...

Moles on a child’s skin are usually nothing to worry about. These small spots are caused by groups of cells that give skin its color. They often appear during childhood. ...

Parents need only two things to unstuff a stuffy nose—saline and suction. ...

The Children's Eye Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital treats visual disorders that occur in infants and children ranging from refractive error and eye crossing to cataracts and tumors. ...

Parents and kids alike may want to ditch booster seats too early in life—but booster seats are important tools for preventing serious injuries. ...

Washington University Children’s After Hours provides convenient medical care for your child’s illnesses and injuries by specially-trained pediatric nurse practitioners. Children’s After Hours is a kid-focused and faster alternative to ERs when your pediatrician’s office is closed, for the same copay as you'd pay at the pediatrician's office. Walk-ins are welcome at all Washington University Children’s After Hours locations. However, patients who walk-in will be placed in the earliest schedule time slot, if one is available. Patients will be seen in order of scheduled arrival time unless ...