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The 700 Children’s blog features current pediatric health care information and research from our experts – physicians and specialists who have seen it all.
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Heralding a New Era in Pediatric Discovery and Innovation
Nationwide Children’s Hospital dedicated the hospital’s Research Institute as the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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FDA Approves First Gene Therapy Treatment for SMA Developed at Nationwide Children’s
The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital praised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its approval of Zolgensma® for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) following decades of research in its Center for Gene Therapy to help patients with neuromuscular diseases.
Your Summer Guide to Staying Mentally Fit
Here are several ways you can maintain structure and help keep your kids mentally fit this summer.
How to Remove a Tick
Ticks are common but most ticks do not carry disease. If you happen to find one on your child, here are a few simple steps to tick removal.
Once Again Named Best of the Best
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has once again been named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital Honor Roll at #7, and again ranks in all 10 specialties.
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