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Keep your baby safe by choosing and properly installing an appropriate car seat. How do I choose a car seat? Find one that is recommended for your baby’s height and weight. A common choice for newborns is the “carrier” seat. This has two separate pieces ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem. It can affect people of all ages. A child with PTSD has persistent, scary thoughts and memories of a past event. He or she finds the event terrifying, either physically or emotionally. ...

Dr. Hackett recently was installed by Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD, the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and head of the department of pediatrics. The department and university are funding the position, named in honor of the esteemed School of Medicine pediatrician recognized as a founder ...

A teen with bipolar disorder often has extreme mood swings. These mood swings go beyond the day’s normal ups and downs. A teen may have times of great elation, happiness, elevated mood, or irritability. This is called mania. These episodes are countered by periods of ...

Major depression goes beyond the day’s normal ups and downs. It involves a teen’s body, mood, and thoughts. It can affect and disrupt eating, sleeping, or thinking patterns. ...

U.S. News & World Report has again recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital and its physician partners at WashU Medicine among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking St. Louis Children’s No. 1 in Missouri, No. 1 in St. Louis, and No. 3 in the Midwest region. ...

ST. LOUIS (October 7, 2025) — U.S. News & World Report has again recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital and its physician partners at WashU Medicine among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking St. Louis Children’s No. 1 in Missouri, No. 1 in St. Louis, and No ...

St. Louis Children's Hospital opens a new satellite location in O'Fallon, Missouri, where physical, occupational, and speech therapy will take place. ...

As the use of e-cigarettes has risen dramatically in the United States in recent years, so have calls to poison centers about them. Yet many parents who use e-cigarettes—or “vape”— aren’t aware of the dangers to children, according to a new study at Washington University ...

If a child understands how pinworms get inside our bodies, hand washing becomes a regular habit. We can thank this little nematode, Enterobius vermicularis, otherwise known as the human pinworm. ...