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Posted by: Eric Mull, DO on Jan 22, 2024

Radon is a gas that occurs naturally from the breakdown of a substance called uranium. Radon can get into your homes through cracks in your foundation, gaps in floors or around pipes, construction joints and even the water supply.

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Infection Prevention After a Bone Marrow Transplant
A weak immune system makes a patient more vulnerable to infection and taking away medications early to boost the immune system may help prevent or treat infections, but may also raise the risk of GvHD.
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Safe Living After a Bone Marrow Transplant
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT), more commonly known as bone marrow transplantation, is a procedure for used for some patients with cancer, immune deficiencies, or other genetic diseases.

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700 Children’s® features the most current pediatric health care information and research from our pediatric experts – physicians and specialists who have seen it all. Many of them are parents and bring a special understanding to what our patients and families experience. If you have a child – or care for a child – 700 Children’s was created especially for you.

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The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke

Sep 22, 2014

Every day, millions of children are exposed to secondhand smoke. Kids are also often exposed to “thirdhand” smoke, which comes from toxins that build up over time on surfaces exposed to smoke. Read More

One Thing (Almost) All Kids with Cancer Have in Common

Mar 12, 2014

A parent’s worst nightmare becomes reality: their child has cancer. It happens every hour to a family like yours or mine. And no matter where they live, who their doctor is or which hospital they are going to for treatment, these kiddos have something in common: Nationwide Children’s Read More

Viral Therapy: Giving Cancer a Cold

Sep 30, 2013

Every 40 minutes in the United States, a new child is diagnosed with cancer. That means during your lunch break, one or two families were devastated. As the chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, I am determined to make a Read More

Childhood Cancer: Treating the Whole Family

Sep 18, 2013

When a child falls ill with cancer, it takes a toll on the whole family. All too often, parents and healthy siblings have needs that get ignored—their focus is elsewhere. Read More

When Work Hits Home: Hailey’s Leukemia Story

Sep 06, 2013

Read one Nationwide Children's Hospital employee's journey with her daughter, Hailey's, leukemia. Read More

A Vaccine to Prevent Cancer - Is It Safe?

Aug 28, 2013

We have two vaccines that prevent infection with the virus that causes cervical, anal, vaginal, vulvar and oropharyngeal (mouth and throat) cancers. This virus is called Human Papilloma Virus or HPV. Read More

Does Sunscreen Cause Skin Cancer?

Jun 20, 2013

Summer has arrived, and the kids are itching to play outside. You want to encourage this behavior, right? After all, you’ve heard the dangers of too much couch-potato time. Perhaps roller skating is on the agenda. You run through the mental checklist. Helmet, wrist guards, kneepads. Read More