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Your visit will begin with a telephone conference with a team member from the Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Center. The testing and consultation can often be completed within one to two days. ...

The symptoms of MS in children can be similar to many other childhood disorders. This can make diagnosing MS in children or adolescents particularly challenging for people who are not experts in the disease. That’s why having a team of experts in pediatric MS is ...

Coordinated by the Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital, Camp Independence provides a sports camp for kids ages 7-21 with cerebral palsy. To learn more about Camp Independence, call St. Louis Children's Hospital at 314-454-KIDS (5437). ...

Building Hours: 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday Advanced Pediatric and Adolescent Care, Close to Home The St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center is an outpatient facility in west St. Louis County focused exclusively on providing the very best care for young patients. At the Center, Washington University Physicians and St. Louis Children’s Hospital pediatric nurses and staff bring nationally recognized expertise to children and families, in an environment completely dedicated to kids and teens. The Specialty Care Center features a range of pediatric medical services ...

He may be only two months old. And he’s only recently gone home from the NICU at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. But after the year his parents have had, it’s not an unreasonable question for dad, Joe Dixon, to ask the doctor. ...

The following case study, "Karma", was used by Andrew J. White, MD, the James P. Keating, MD Professor of Pediatrics and division director of pediatric rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, and director of the St. Louis Children’s Pediatric Residency Program, as part of the ...

Your son's scrotum is the sac that holds the two testicles. Scrotal swelling is a common problem seen in young boys and baby boys. ...

Why is teaching teens to advocate for their health so important? It empowers them to become independent and make informed decisions about their well-being. ...

Ian Farley, now age 12, was born with single-sided deafness. A cause for his deafness was never identified; according to his mom, Lisa, both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed topography (CT) scans showed no abnormalities in the structure of his inner ear. ...

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This kills or impairs cells of the immune system and progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. HIV is most commonly spread by sexual contact with an infected partner. ...