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Although cardiac arrhythmias can be treated successfully even in the newborn period, arrhythmias can also arise as a result of surgical repair. An advanced cardiac mapping system in place at St. Louis Children’s Hospital has proven to be a valuable tool in recognizing the origins ...

The Children’s Discovery Institute (CDI) board of managers recently voted to fund 13 new and wide-ranging pediatric research studies, four of which take aim at childhood cancers, including two clinical trials. ...

Learn more about Camren and Camar's struggle with sickle cell anemia and their experiences with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...

What is spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)? Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that affects the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in muscle wasting and weakness. What causes spinal muscular atrophy? SMA is an autosomal recessive disease. This means that both males and females are ...

Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the March of Dimes are launching the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis. During the next five years, the March of Dimes will invest $10 million in the Prematurity Research Center. The ...

Spondylolysis, or a pars defect, is marked by back pain. This condition is caused by excessive flexion and extension of the lower back and is commonly seen in football linemen, gymnasts, and ice skaters. ...

One of the main jobs of the kidney is to filter the blood, and deliver the waste products (urine) to the bladder. The urine leaves the kidney, enters the renal pelvis, and then passes into the ureter through a funnel called the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ). ...

What might skin color changes indicate in a newborn? The color of a baby's skin can often help identify possible problems in another area of the body. If your newborn has any of the following skin color changes, tell your baby’s healthcare provider right away ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is one of only a few pediatric facilities in the country—and the only one in the St. Louis region—to offer robotic surgery for children needing urologic procedures. In most of these cases, the children experience less pain, heal faster and benefit ...

What are the different types of hearing loss? Three types of hearing loss are sensorineural, conductive, and mixed (sensorineural and conductive). These types of hearing loss can be congenital (present at birth) or acquired (not present at birth). Sensorineural A loss of function within the ...