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If your child steps on a rusty nail or a dirty piece of wood, give your pediatrician a call. ...

As the spooky season approaches, it’s important to set clear safety tips for teens trick-or-treating with their friends on Halloween. ...

Meet the Team Facilities Electronic Consultation Patient Referral Brachial Plexus Brochure Current Patient Profile: Ariel's Story Directions, Maps & Lodging Since 1991, our Brachial Plexus Center at the St. Louis Children's Hospital has evaluated and treated over 1,000 children with birth brachial plexus injury and ...

Food allergy resources provided by the Food Allergy Management & Education Program at St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...

A child's behavior can be confusing and worrisome to parents. For example: “My 7-year-old has become moody and irritable. Is it something to worry about?” “Should I be concerned about my 15-year-old hanging out with the wrong crowd and breaking curfew?” “My 17-year-old son recently ...

We provide customized care and treatment for children childhood cancers such as leukemia, as well as sickle cell disease and other noncancerous blood disorders. Learn more about the conditions we treat with stem cell transplants. ...

Short gut syndrome, also known as short bowel syndrome, occurs when the body does not properly absorb and digest food normally because a large length of the small intestine is missing or non-functional. This can be due to a birth defect or surgical removal. People ...

Baby teeth are more than just tooth fairy magnets. The baby teeth that children eventually lose serve a vital role before they’re replaced by permanent teeth. ...

What is Sever’s disease? A syndrome of heel pain in skeletally immature individuals. The formal name is: calcaneal apophysitis. The pain is thought to arise from the growth plate (apophysis) and epiphysis. How does it develop? It is thought to be an overuse phenomena. Overloading ...

What are birthmarks? Birthmarks are areas of discolored and/or raised skin that are apparent at birth or within a few weeks of birth. Birthmarks may be made up of malformed pigment cells or blood vessels. Medical experts don’t know what causes birthmarks. But most of ...