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Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a leading pediatric care facility. Please use our A-Z listing below to find information about the disease, condition, procedure or test you need.

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Parenting Déjà vu: Raising Your Grandchildren

About 4.9 million children live in households headed by grandparents. These are commonly called "grandfamilies" or "second families." Two out of three of your fellow grandparents handling this responsibility are older than 50, and the children are often under age 6.

Parents: Check Toys for Lead

You may have heard reports about lead paint causing recalls of children’s toys. While federal officials and health experts work to fix the problem, what can you do to keep your kids safe? First, you can check your child's toys against those listed as being recalled due to lead issues.

Parents-to-Be Must Communicate

Few parents-to-be receive training for the much more challenging and long-term tasks--becoming good parents and remaining close and loving partners in the face of new stresses and strains as their family grows.

Peach Berry Crisp

Fresh peaches and blueberries are nestled under a topping flavored with ginger and lemon.

Pear and Quinoa Salad

A salad that's packed with protein.

Pecan-Crusted Baked Tilapia with Cherry Lemon Balsamic Sauce

The sauces gives this nutty fish a distinctive zing.

Peewee Pizzas

Peewee pizzas are easy for you to make on your own when you get home from school.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID is an infection of a woman’s reproductive tract. Scar tissue grows between internal organs leading to ongoing pelvic pain. It can also lead to ectopic pregnancy.

Perimenopause

Perimenopause is the time around menopause when your body begins to change. You become less fertile and hormone levels fluctuate.

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Cancer

People with this syndrome have dark moles around the mouth, nose, and eyes, as well as multiple polyps in the intestines.

Peyronie Disease

Peyronie disease causes hard, flat plaque to form under the skin on the tissue of the penis. The plaque often starts as an inflammation that may develop into scar tissue. It can cause pain and a sharp curve in the penis during erections.

Phenytoin

This test checks the level of the seizure medicine phenytoin (Dilantin) in your blood.