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Camp Crescent is a summer camp for children with sickle cell disease. It combines swimming and camp activities with a medical staff prepared to meet the special needs of campers who are being treated for sickle cell disease. To learn more about Camp Crescent, call ...

At the Differences of Sex Development Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, respecting patients’ ability to make their own decisions is our foundation. Learn about what makes our program special. ...

Many young athletes are unprepared to fully participate in sports without risk of injury. Whether an athlete has decreased strength following an injury, has had surgery, or just lacks optimal strength and coordination, the Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital Young Athlete Center Bridge ...

There's no one better to describe the special care St. Louis Children's Hospital provides than our patients and their families. They can tell you not only about their medical problems, but also about the concern, comfort and expert treatment they received at our hospital. From ...

More than 90,000 Americans develop serious infections each year from drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria. This germ is known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), although it's resistant to all standard first-line antibiotics, including penicillin. MRSA infections originally appeared mostly in hospitals and nursing homes. Now a new ...

“I have the flu,” are words doctors will be hearing a lot in the next few weeks. Words patients may be hearing from the doctor are influenza, flu-like illness, viral illness or bacterial illness. ...

Poisoning is a very real danger for children, especially for those between 6 months and 5 years. About 90 percent of poisonings occur at home. ...

Coronal synostosis is one type of craniosynostosis affecting the shape of the front of the head. This coronal suture may close (fuse) prematurely on one side (unicoronal) or both sides (bicoronal). When this happens, it is called coronal synostosis. ...

Born with a cleft lip and palate, and living with joint issues, Andrew Range prevails to play at Busch Stadium ...

Sever’s (calcaneal apophysitis) is irritation of the growing area in the back of the heel. Growth plates are located throughout a growing child’s body allowing them to grow and become taller. ...