Nationwide Children's News Releases

Jan 10, 2011

Patient-Derived Embryonic Stem Cells Help Deliver Good Genes in a Model of Inherited Blood Disorder

Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital report a gene therapy strategy that improves the condition of a mouse model of an inherited blood disorder, Beta Thalassemia. The gene correction involves using unfertilized eggs from afflicted mice to produce a batch of embryonic stem cell lines.

Jan 07, 2011

More Than 200 Nationwide Childrens Hospital Physicians Named to 2011-12 Best Doctors in America® List

More than 200 physicians from the medical staff of Nationwide Children’s Hospital have been highlighted nationally on the prestigious 2011-12 Best Doctors in America® list.

Jan 06, 2011

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Pilots GetWellNetwork

GetWellNetwork, Inc., today announced that Nationwide Children’s Hospital, ranked one of the best children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report, agreed to pilot GetWell Town as its possible bedside solution.

Jan 03, 2011

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Eliminates Sugared-Sweetened Beverages from Campus

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, sweetened drinks are the primary source of added sugar in the daily diet of children. Each 12-ounce serving of a carbonated, sweetened soft drink contains the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar and 150 calories.

Dec 21, 2010

NFL Charities Awards More Than $1.6 Million in Sports Medical Research Grants

NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to support sports-related medical research at 16 organizations, the NFL announced today. Of these grants, $988,224 will go to studying concussion prevention and treatment.

Dec 20, 2010

Rock N Bowl Slated for February 5; Team Registration Open

Winter in central Ohio is a great time for indoor activities. What better way to spend a cold, snowy day than a day filled with bowling fun all while supporting a good cause.

Dec 15, 2010

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Unveils Clinical Interiors of New Main Hospital Set to Open in June 2012

Recently, Nationwide Children’s Hospital unveiled publically for the first time the clinical interiors of its new main hospital – the centerpiece of its six-part master facilities plan.

Dec 10, 2010

St. Baldricks Foundation Awards a Total of $117,560 to The Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded an infrastructure grant of $67,560 to The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Dec 08, 2010

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Takes Aim At Unsafe Birth Spacing

OhioHealth recently received a federal grant of an estimated $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families' and Family and Youth Services Bureau, for a five-year study to reduce subsequent pregnancies in teenagers.

Dec 07, 2010

Media Advisory: New Hospital Mock Rooms Media Open House

WHAT: New Hospital Mock Rooms Media Open House A sneak peak inside the new Nationwide Children’s Hospital WHEN: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 10:30 a.m.