Nationwide Children's News Releases

May 21, 2013

Kroger Campaign Kids Come First Launches, Benefits Nationwide Childrens Hospital

The Kroger “Kids Come First” campaign runs now through June 22, 2013. Customers at all central Ohio and Ohio Valley Kroger grocery check-outs will have the opportunity to purchase a paper bear for $1 (or donate more) with every dollar raised benefitting Nationwide Children’s

May 21, 2013

Nationwide Children's Part of Multi-Million Dollar Research Center to Solve the Mystery of Premature Birth

Three major Ohio universities and four hospitals have joined with the March of Dimes Foundation to establish a new collaborative research program aimed exclusively at finding the unknown causes of premature birth. The March of Dimes intends to invest $10 million in the program over five years.

May 20, 2013

American Academy of Pediatrics Appoints Dr. Ihuoma Eneli to Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight Steering Committee

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, medical director for the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was recently named as a member of the Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight Steering Committee by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

May 17, 2013

Circle of Friends 10th Annual Run for the Rainbow June 14

Circle of Friends, a volunteer organization supporting Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will host its 10th Annual Run for the Rainbow 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run Friday, June 14, 2013 at New Albany Market Square, 180 Market St., New Albany, Ohio.

May 16, 2013

Dr. Prashant Solanki Malhotra Appointed in Otolaryngology, Director of the Hearing Program at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Prashant Solanki Malhotra, MD, FAAP, recently was appointed a physician in Otolaryngology and director of the Hearing Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr.

May 15, 2013

Study Shows Preschoolers Affected by Medication-Related Poisonings at Alarming Rate

Poisonings in young children have increased over the past decade, mainly due to medications in the home. A new study led by the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, found that medication-related poisonings in children younger than 6 increased by 33 percent during the

May 09, 2013

IGS Energy Evening with Don Felder and Toad the Wet Sprocket presented by City of Dublin

WHEN: Friday, May 10, 2013 6 p.m. (EDT) VIP Doors Open 7:45 p.m. performance by Toad the Wet Sprocket 9:15 p.m. performance by Don Felder WHERE: The LC – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion 405 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 WHO: Don Felder is renowned as the former lead guitarist of The

May 08, 2013

Central Ohio Walmart Locations Launch Fundraising Campaign

Now through June 21, 2013, Walmart stores throughout central Ohio are raising needed charitable funds for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a member of Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals.

May 07, 2013

Family Foundations Fund Critical Study Necessary For Clinical Trials And Enter Into Agreement With Nationwide Childrens Hospital To Ensure Data Access For Lysosomal Storage Disease MPS III

Nearly 50 years to the day since Dr. Sylvester Sanfilippo first characterized the disease Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) III in a presentation to the American Pediatric Society, three parent-run foundations have awarded investigators at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH with a

May 07, 2013

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Plans to Extend Healthcare to More Children in Central Ohio Area through a Pilot with HealthSpot

HealthSpot™, a pioneer in telehealth technology, has teamed up with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, one of the largest and most respected children’s hospitals in the nation, to expand access to affordable healthcare to more children via four HealthSpot Station units in and around