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When you look at 14-year-old Jamie Chilese, it’s hard to believe that less than two years ago, she was so sick. Today, this healthy 8th grade girl loves to spend every spare minute outside; she swims, she hunts and goes fishing whenever she can ...

A dream came true for 11-year-old Austin Sprock. All his life, Austin had to stick to a low-protein diet. He had Maple Syrup Urine Disease, a rare inherited disorder causing an inability to process protein properly. ...

All our transport team nurses are registered nurses and are required to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the emergency unit (EU), NICU or PICU. Our transport team paramedics have extensive EMS field experience and are highly skilled in management of emergent situations. ...

The St. Louis Children’s Hospital Family Partner Lunch Program has provided more than 8,200 meals to families since February. It’s safe to say that when most people think of lunch, they picture a mid-day meal, a sandwich on the go, or a few minutes to ...

Mushroom poisoning happens when a child eats a mushroom that has poisons (toxins). ...

New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have loosened some restrictions placed on competitive athletes with certain heart conditions. ...

Your child is perfectly polite to teachers and adults, but how is he or she on the playing field? If name-calling, trash talking or cheating is part of his or her game plan, it may be time to talk about good sportsmanship. ...

The Rett Spectrum Clinic at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine offers children with these rare disorders what Robin Ryther, MD, PhD, Washington University pediatric neurology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, describes as a “home.” “Rett syndrome and related disorders such ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer. It starts in cells that grow into skeletal muscle cells. Skeletal muscles control all of a person’s voluntary muscle movements. The cancer is most common in children under age 10, but it is rare. It can form anywhere in ...

Experience world-class epilepsy care for infants to young adults. Some of the nation’s top pediatric epilepsy doctors provide comprehensive epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. We use sophisticated diagnostic tools and the latest therapies to treat complex seizures in children of all ages. ...