Nationwide Children's News Releases

Feb 13, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY: Willy Wonka Special Show for Patients, Staff of Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is making way for scrumdidilyumptious fun. This Sunday, Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will give Nationwide Children’s patients and staff an exclusive sneak peek before the production hits the Palace Theatre later this month.

Feb 11, 2015

Nationwide Childrens Hospital and IHOP Partner to Help Kids Everywhere During National Pancake Day

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and all seven central Ohio IHOP franchises are pleased to announce their partnership that will benefit children locally, as well as everywhere.

Feb 04, 2015

The Westy Open Paddle Tennis Tournament and Post Party Slated for February 28

TWIG III, an auxiliary of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, invites the public to its 14th annual Westy Open Paddle Tennis Tournament and Post Party presented by The Rockbridge Group and the Crane Group on Saturday, February 28.

Jan 30, 2015

New Software Analyzes Human Genomes Faster than Other Available Technologies, Empowering Population Scale Genomic Analysis

Investigators at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed an analysis “pipeline” that slashes the time it takes to search a person’s genome for disease-causing variations from weeks to hours.

Jan 22, 2015

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Unveils Dramatic Downtown Wallscape Donated By Nationwide

Today, Nationwide Children’s Hospital joined with Nationwide to unveil a dramatic new downtown wallscape featuring seven-year-old Angela Irizarry from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Jan 22, 2015

The Immune System May Play a Key Role in Viral Therapys Effectiveness Against Tumors

Viral therapy for childhood cancer could possibly improve if treatments such as chemotherapy do not first suppress patients’ immune systems, according to findings published today in the journal Molecular Therapy—Oncolytics.

Jan 13, 2015

Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Childrens Hospital Cautions Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Can Resemble the Flu

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital cautions that the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can resemble the flu.

Jan 13, 2015

Researcher at Nationwide Childrens Hospital Secures Grant to Develop a Standard Statistical Evidence Measure to Reduce Errors in Biomedical Research

Veronica Vieland, PhD, director of the Battelle Center for Mathematical Medicine in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the W.M.

Jan 12, 2015

Video Game Technology Helps Measure Upper Extremity Movement in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a way to measure upper extremity movement in patients with muscular dystrophy using interactive video game technology.

Dec 22, 2014

Nationwide Children's Hospital Announces Downtown Facilities Expansion to Accommodate Growing Patient Need

Nationwide Children’s Hospital released architectural renderings today for two new facilities near its downtown campus to accommodate growth in patient services.