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With an insatiable curiosity and passion for patient care, pediatric neurologist Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, doesn’t accept the status quo in the clinic or in the research lab. So she is always striving to make an impact through every avenue possible. As of July 1 ...

An atrial septal defect is a hole in the atrial septum. The atrial septum is the wall between the upper two chambers of the heart, the right and left atria. Atrial septal defects are congenital heart defects - heart defects that are present at birth. ...

Children’s Direct offers convenient access to St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s services and Washington University pediatric specialists through its simple scheduling and email referral options. “We basically function as a bridge to a centralized scheduling system for referring physicians,” says Julie Bruns, director of the SLCH ...

Children’s Direct offers convenient access to St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s services and Washington University pediatric specialists through its simple scheduling and email referral options. “We basically function as a bridge to a centralized scheduling system for referring physicians,” says Julie Bruns, director of the SLCH ...

When Brandon Dennis was diagnosed with a brain tumor at five-years-old, the last thing on his parents’ minds was his hearing. ...

The competitive nature of youth baseball drives young players to compete year-round. The result? An increased risk for overuse injuries -- especially in baseball pitchers. ...

New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have loosened some restrictions placed on competitive athletes with certain heart conditions. ...

Scientists have linked mutations in a single gene to autism in people who have a rare tumor syndrome typically diagnosed in childhood. The findings, in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), may lead to a better understanding of the genetic roots of autism in the ...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis, also called histiocytosis X, is a condition in which the level of a type of immune cell, called a Langerhans cell, is abnormally high. While Langerhans cell histiocytosis has been considered to be a type of cancer or a condition similar to ...

It's easy to develop an injury if a child is playing multiple sports. St. Louis Children's Hospital gives prevention techniques and advice to parents whose children are playing multiple sports. ...