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Nurse.org, the web’s leading career site for nurses, has recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) as one of the top hospitals for nurses to work for in Missouri. Over the past two years, Nurse.org has collected 1,118 surveys of nurses from 107 hospitals in Missouri ...

Did you know that more than one million poisonings occur in America each year? In fact, ingestion of harmful substances is one of the most common causes of injury in children less than six years of age. ...

For healthy adults, nothing seems to quench a thirst better than plain, pure water. But for children under 1 year old – and especially during the first nine months of life – drinking too much water can be dangerous. ...

Your child is running a fever, coughing and complaining of an earache. If your first thought is to get an antibiotic from the doctor, think again. ...

If your child needs surgery, you want to know she’s going to be in skilled hands. That’s why it’s important to know her surgeon is board certified. ...

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how hearing can be damaged and how cochlear implants work. ...

What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease of the glands that make mucus and sweat. It is a long-term (chronic), progressive disease. But improved treatments have made it possible for people with this disease to live longer lives. Most people with ...

Saethre-Chotzen syndrome is a genetic disorder in which certain skull bones fuse early and prevent the skull from growing normally. This affects the shape of the head and face. In addition patients may have droopy eyelids, low hairline, small ears, and webbing between the fingers. ...

Before your newborn leaves the hospital or birthing center, your baby needs to have a hearing test. This is a painless and short test that will be explained to you before it is done. You should be given the results of this test before you ...

Hypoplastic thumb, also known as thumb hypoplasia, is a spectrum of birth defects of the thumb varying from small defects to complete absence of the thumb. ...