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Mar 04, 2011
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Hosts Information Session on Weight Loss Surgery for Adolescents
On Monday, March 28, 2011, Nationwide Children’s Hospital will host a Bariatric Surgery Information Session to discuss weight loss surgery options available for teens to combat obesity. The session begins at 5 p.m.
Mar 03, 2011
Media Advisory: Read Across America Celebration at Nationwide Childrens Hospital
WHAT: Read Across America Celebration at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ohio First Lady Karen Waldbillig Kasich to participate in literacy event with more than 100 head start children from Franklin County WHEN: Friday, March 4, 2011 1:15 p.m.
Mar 02, 2011
BRAVO! Donates $11,877 to Nationwide Children's Hospital
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana, a BRAVO I BRIO Restaurant Group concept, donated $11,877 to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to celebrate BBRG’s new partnership with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals as well as their new restaurant at Lennox Town Center, which opened on February 9, 2011.
Mar 01, 2011
New National Study Finds Boxing Injuries on the Rise; Youth Head Injury Rates Also Concerning
The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing.
Feb 28, 2011
New Study Identifies the Medical and Financial Impact of Drug-related Poisonings Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments
Over the past decade, drug-related poisonings have been on the rise in the United States. In fact, in many states drug-related poisoning deaths have now surpassed motor vehicle crash fatalities to become the leading cause of injury death.
Feb 22, 2011
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Joins Autism Treatment Network
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been selected to join the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN), connecting Columbus with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Missouri as the nation’s only ATN institutions in the Midwest region.
Feb 21, 2011
$1.9 Million NIH Grant Supports Research in the Most Common Soft Tissue Tumor in Children
A nearly $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help investigators at Nationwide Children’s Hospital search for biomarkers that may be linked to the development and outcome of hemangiomas, the most common soft tissue tumor in children.
Feb 17, 2011
New National Study Finds 9,500 Emergency Department Visits Related to Cribs, Playpens and Bassinets Each Year in U.S.
Parents and caregivers have traditionally relied on cribs, playpens and bassinets to protect children while they sleep. The massive crib recalls followed by the announcement in December 2010 by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to ban drop-side cribs have caused many
Feb 15, 2011
Nationwide Childrens Hospital to Open GI Clinic at Mansfield Close to Home Center
To help meet the growing demand of gastroenterology needs in the Mansfield area, Nationwide Children’s Hospital will open a Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition clinic at the Mansfield Close To HomeSM Center.
Feb 14, 2011
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Launches Miracles At Play
Today, on Valentines Day, Nationwide Children’s Hospital joined with partners from Nationwide Insurance and the City of Columbus to introduce “Miracles At Play” – what the hospital hopes to be a community-wide movement aimed at celebrating the many miracles that take place