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Mary and Mark Vicente always wanted a second child to join their 12-year-old daughter, Billy. The family knew it was a blessing when they found out Mary was pregnant with their son, Dave, in 2011. ...

Meet the Healthy Kids, Healthy Minds Team from the Child Health Advocacy and Outreach department of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. ...

Because autism has a strong genetic basis, rates of the disorder may be higher in the grandchildren of women who have had at least one child with an autism spectrum disorder than in the population as a whole. To test that hypothesis, researchers plan to ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) is among the first St. Louis-area hospitals to use EASE (Electronic Access to Surgical Events), a new HIPAA-compliant, secure texting service that allows clinical staff to communicate patient updates to families from the operating room. ...

Layne Robinson, 16, is a talented left-handed pitcher and outfielder. His three middle fingers were crushed and beyond repair in an ATV accident. Orthopedic surgeon Charles Goldfarb, MD, performed surgery on his hand. ...

Camp Rhythm is a summer camp specially designed for children with heart disease or heart problems. For more information on Camp Rhythm, call St. Louis Children's Hospital at 314-454-KIDS (5437). ...

Indi Trehan, MD, Washington University emergency medicine and infectious diseases physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, was first author of guidelines for treating children with Ebola virus that were published Jan. 8 in The Journal of Pediatrics. ...

Treating preschool-age children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should always begin with comprehensive evaluation, then implementation of behavior strategies and interventions for both home and daycare/preschool. ...

Arachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid-filled sacs that are located between the brain or spinal cord and the arachnoid membrane, one of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Primary arachnoid cysts are present at birth and are the result of developmental abnormalities ...

Salmonella is a bacteria that infects the intestines and causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. Over 1 million cases of salmonella infection are reported in the United States each year. ...