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Since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Get Smart About Antibiotics campaign – often referred to as “Get Smart” – has been at the forefront of efforts to educate healthcare providers, patients and the public about the importance of appropriate antibiotic use ...

Wings pediatric hospice provides nurturing and supportive services in the home to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. ...

St. Louis Children's Hospital provides an inpatient diabetes program for children and parents to educate them on diabetes, therapy for diabetes and diabetes treatments. To learn more about our inpatient diabetes program for children, call us at 314-454-KIDS (5437). ...

Katie Plax, MD, who is recognized widely for an innovative youth outreach center she started and for her work advocating for children and teens, has been named the Ferring Family Chair in Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) and Washington University School of Medicine ...

Learn more as St. Louis Children's Hospital has explained how the pediatric diabetes program has evolved. ...

Cryptosporidium, often referred to as "crypto," is a tiny parasite that can live in the intestines of humans and animals. The parasite is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive outside the body for long periods of time and makes it very ...

Thank you for joining us for our 2024 St. Louis Children’s Hospital Perspectives in Pediatrics Annual Conference . This year we explore Living Our Values: Translating Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Safety and Teamwork into Practice. Our speakers will share how they are living and sharing our ...

On Aug. 19, St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) earned a distinction that only about 100 other hospitals worldwide achieved—its third consecutive four-year Magnet® honor for nursing excellence. The announcement of the 2014-2019 designation was given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center®. ...

During the past 15 years, Giardia lamblia has become recognized as one of the most common waterborne diseases in humans in the United States. Giardia is a tiny parasite that lives in the intestines of people and animals. ...

Children and tweens need at least nine hours of sleep each night and teenagers need at least eight, according to the National Sleep Foundation. During the summer, it’s natural to be more relaxed about sleep schedules. ...