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Jan 05, 2017
NIH-Sponsored Expert Panel Issues Clinical Guidelines to Prevent Peanut Allergy
An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued clinical guidelines today to aid health care providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants to prevent the development of peanut
Dec 16, 2016
Hormonal Contraception Safer Than Expected For Women With Diabetes
Strokes and heart attacks are rare for women with diabetes who use hormonal contraception, with the safest options being intrauterine devices (IUDs) and under-the-skin implants, new research published in Diabetes Care shows.
Dec 12, 2016
New Study Finds Handheld Phone Ban May Reduce Drive-time Conversations
Distracted driving is a prevalent safety hazard for everyone, but especially for drivers in their first several years behind the wheel. A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital shows that universal handheld phone
Dec 06, 2016
Covelli Enterprises Opens First Panera Bread Location at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera Bread, is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its newest Panera Bread location at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) on Tuesday, December 13 at 6:00 a.m. The new bakery-café will be located at 611 E.
Nov 10, 2016
New Study Points to a Possible Cause of Many Preterm Births
Most spontaneous preterm births do not have causes that are easy to identify. Physicians frequently have not known why uterine contractions begin weeks earlier than they should, in one major form of preterm birth; or why a mother’s water breaks well before the fetus is fully developed, in
Oct 04, 2016
Perky Jerky® to Support Nationwide Childrens Hospital Beginning in October
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Perky Jerky® announced today that from October through December, customers at 16 participating Kroger stores will have an opportunity to donate to Nationwide Children’s by purchasing Perky Jerky®.
Oct 03, 2016
Becker's Hospital Review Names 50 Hospitals with Innovation Programs
NOTE TO EDITOR: The Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the 50 programs listed CHICAGO (October 3, 2016, 10 a.m.
Oct 03, 2016
New Study Finds Exercise Treadmills Significant Cause of Hand Burns in Children
In recent years, home exercise equipment has become increasingly common, and treadmills have continued to be the largest selling exercise category by a large margin.
Sep 20, 2016
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Leads Effort for Gene Therapy Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Sarepta Therapeutics announced yesterday that the FDA has granted accelerated approval for eteplirsen for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Nationwide Children's Hospital was the sole original site for the clinical study that resulted in this approval, led by Dr.
Sep 19, 2016
Researchers Find Relationship, Behavioral Differences between Children and Early Adolescents Who Die by Suicide
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide was the 10th leading cause of death for children ages 5 to 11 in 2014. This was the first time suicide had shown up in the CDC’s top ten leading causes of death for children in this age group.