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Jul 24, 2023
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Announce 2023 Mile Champions
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon is pleased to announce the 2023 “Mile Champions” who will represent 24 of the 26 miles on the course.
Jul 18, 2023
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus Bringing Comprehensive Injury-Prevention Program to Central Ohio Children
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus are hosting the Safety City Columbus injury-prevention program for the second straight summer. The program returned in 2022 after a more than 30-year hiatus within the city’s limits.
Jul 17, 2023
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Names Ray Bignall, MD, Chief Diversity and Health Equity Officer
Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today that O. N. Ray Bignall II, MD, FAAP, FASN, has been named the hospital’s chief diversity and health equity officer.
Jun 27, 2023
Rapid Assessment Model Developed During Measles Outbreak to Quantify Immunity Gap
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – In a study published today in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, Rosemary Martoma, MD, academic pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) and lead author, describes VaxEstim, a novel statistical model developed to rapidly assess the vaccination
Jun 26, 2023
Study Shows Unsafe Storage of Firearms Continues to Put Guns in the Hands of Children
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Firearms are the leading cause of death among children and teens 1-19 years old in the United States. According to new research from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, most unintentional firearm fatalities in which a child shoots another child involve boys, occur in the
Jun 22, 2023
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Developed at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Today, the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital praised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its accelerated approval of SRP-9001/ELEVIDYS for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) following decades of research in its Center for Gene Therapy to help patients with neuromuscular diseases.
Jun 21, 2023
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Marks A Decade as One of the Nation’s Best
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll for the 10th consecutive year. The Honor Roll is a top distinction awarded to only 10 children’s hospitals nationwide recognized by U.S. News as the “Best of the Best.” Nationwide Children’s is ranked sixth on the 2023-24 Honor Roll list.
Jun 13, 2023
Mapping the 3D Structure of Rhabdomyosarcoma Chromatin
In a paper published in Nucleic Acids Research Cancer (NAR Cancer), researchers from the Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Nationwide Children’s and their collaborators report a comprehensive 3D chromatin structural analysis and characterization of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
Jun 05, 2023
Nelson Weichold Named Chief Financial Officer at Nationwide Children’s
Nelson Weichold, MHA, has been named chief financial officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, effective June 5.
May 30, 2023
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Supports The On Our Sleeves® Movement For Children’s Mental Health by Recognizing May 31 as Conversations With Kids Day
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – In honor of national Mental Health Awareness Month, The On Our Sleeves Movement For Children’s Mental Health and Nationwide Children’s Hospital announce Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued a proclamation recognizing Wednesday, May 31, 2023 as Conversations With