Nationwide Children's News Releases

May 11, 2020

Study Finds Rising Rate of Mental Health Visits Among Youth to Emergency Departments

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – While the number of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits across the nation has remained stable over the last 10 years, visits for mental health disorders have risen 60% and the rate of visits for deliberate self-harm have increased 329%.

Shamlal Mangray, MB, BS, Named Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
May 06, 2020

Shamlal Mangray, MB, BS, Named Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Shamlal Mangray, MB, BS, has been named chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names CEO of Andelyn Biosciences
May 01, 2020

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names CEO of Andelyn Biosciences

Nationwide Children's Hospital is pleased to announce Mayo Pujols as CEO of Andelyn Biosciences, an affiliate company that will manufacture gene therapy products for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Apr 20, 2020

American Academy of Pediatrics Releases First Policy Statement on Organ Transplants for Children with Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities

Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released its first policy statement addressing children with intellectual and developmental disabilities as organ transplantation recipients.

Apr 07, 2020

Telehealth Services Rapidly Expand at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Amid COVID-19 Response

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, it is imperative community networks, including health care systems, modify how they provide services. Nationwide Children’s Hospital has quickly adapted the way care is delivered to its patients and their families.

Head-to-Head Comparison Finds Three Anti-Seizure Drugs Equally Effective for Severe Form of Epilepsy
Mar 31, 2020

Head-to-Head Comparison Finds Three Anti-Seizure Drugs Equally Effective for Severe Form of Epilepsy

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – There are three treatment options commonly used by doctors in the emergency room to treat patients with refractory status epilepticus, severe seizures that continue even after benzodiazepine medications, which are effective in controlling seizures in more than two-thirds of

Mar 06, 2020

Study Shows Promising Approach for the Prevention and Cure of Gonorrhea in Women

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – In research recently published in mBio, researchers from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics have discovered non-antibiotic (host-targeted) therapies for the effective

Feb 28, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY: Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion Community Open House

WHAT: Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion Community Open House WHEN: Sunday, March 1, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Media are recommended to arrive at 1 p.m. for the best visual opportunities.

Nationwide Children's Hospital Celebrates Opening of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion
Feb 28, 2020

Nationwide Children's Hospital Celebrates Opening of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion

Nationwide Children’s Hospital held a Community Dedication Celebration of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion today. At nine stories tall, it is America’s largest and most comprehensive center dedicated exclusively to child and adolescent behavioral and mental health on a pediatric medical campus in the United States.

Columbus Crew SC Partners with Nationwide For Future Jersey Sponsorship
Feb 27, 2020

Columbus Crew SC Partners with Nationwide For Future Jersey Sponsorship

In 2020, the Crew will partner with Nationwide Children’s Hospital and feature a special Nationwide Children’s jersey for all competitions, including all Major League Soccer and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches. The Nationwide Children’s Hospital jersey will debut at Crew SC’s Opening Match this Sunday, March 1 when the Black & Gold host New York City FC.