Nationwide Children's News Releases

Oct 08, 2015

Study Shows Babies Born Extremely Premature May Benefit from Proactive, Coordinated Care among Families, Obstetricians, Neonatologists

Denise Foyle had been pregnant for just 23 weeks when she gave birth to her daughter, Bryn. She weighed one pound and three ounces, and measured only 12 inches long.

Oct 05, 2015

New Study Finds Zipline-Related Injuries Are Rapidly Increasing

The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in recent years. The number of commercial ziplines in the U.S. rose from 10 in 2001 to more than 200 in 2012, in addition to more than 13,000 amateur ziplines which can be found in outdoor education programs, camps, and backyards.

Sep 24, 2015

Spirit Halloweens 10 For 10 Coupon to Benefit Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Spirit Halloween stores are supporting central Ohio’s sick and injured children with the return of their annual ‘10 for 10’ coupon to raise funds for Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Sep 24, 2015

Vidu Garg, MD, Named Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Vidu Garg, MD, a pediatric cardiologist and faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been named director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s.

Sep 24, 2015

Studies Find that Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping May Benefit Some High-Risk Newborns

Clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord happens within 10 seconds after birth in most cases, in part so members of a medical team can more quickly begin caring for a newborn.

Sep 21, 2015

Childhood Kidney Stones Associated With Atherosclerosis, Study Shows

A recent study published in The Journal of Pediatrics is the first to examine and identify a link between kidney stones in children and thickened or hardened arteries — precursors to a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases.

Sep 18, 2015

Stress Dose Hydrocortisone Effects on Neurodevelopment for Extremely Low Birthweight Infants

Hydrocortisone is one of the 15 most frequently prescribed medications in extremely low birth weight (≤1000 g) infants in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).

Sep 17, 2015

Amy Donegan, CPNP-PC, Elected President of the Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses

Amy M. Donegan, certified pediatric nurse practitioner at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, has been elected the next president of the Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses (APGNN).

Sep 15, 2015

Sarah Denny, MD, FAAP Receives Pediatrician Advocate Award

The Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (Ohio AAP), representing more than 2,900 members in the state of Ohio, is proud to announce the recipient of the William H. Cotton Pediatrician Advocate Award to Sarah Denny, MD, FAAP.

Sep 15, 2015

Darryl Robbins, DO, FAAP Receives Community Pediatrician Award

The Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (Ohio AAP), representing more than 2,900 members in the state of Ohio, is proud to announce the recipient of the Arnold Friedman, MD, FAAP Community Pediatrician Award to Darryl Robbins, DO, FAAP.