Nationwide Children's News Releases

Jan 27, 2014

New Study Finds 66 Children a Day Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments for Shopping Cart-Related Injuries

Although a voluntary shopping cart safety standard was implemented in the United States in 2004, the overall number and rate of injuries to children associated with shopping carts have not decreased.

Jan 24, 2014

Highly Reliable Brain Imaging Protocol Identifies Delays in Premature Infants

Infants born prematurely are at elevated risk for cognitive, motor, and behavioral deficits — the severity of which was, until recently, almost impossible to accurately predict in the neonatal period with conventional brain imaging technology.

Jan 22, 2014

Hodges Appointed 2014 Chair-Elect of Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership

Nichole Hodges, MPH, MCHES, education and outreach coordinator in the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has been appointed 2014 Chair-Elect for the Ohio Injury Prevention Partnership (OIPP).

Jan 21, 2014

New Study Finds 66 Children a Day Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments for Shopping Cart-Related Injuries

Although a voluntary shopping cart safety standard was implemented in the United States in 2004, the overall number and rate of injuries to children associated with shopping carts have not decreased.

Jan 09, 2014

Dr. Kavitha Kotha Appointed Physician in Pulmonary Medicine at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Kavitha Kotha, MD, recently was appointed as a physician in Pulmonary Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kotha comes to Nationwide Children’s from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. In addition to her appointment at Nationwide Children’s, Dr.

Jan 03, 2014

More Than 200 Physicians from Nationwide Childrens Hospital Named to the 2014 Best Doctors in America® List

More than 200 physicians on the medical staff at Nationwide Children’s Hospital recently appeared on the Best Doctors in America® List for 2014. Only five percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor, decided by impartial peer review.

Dec 23, 2013

PDL-1 Antibody Could Help Immune System Fight Off Influenza Viral Infection, Study Suggests

An antibody that blocks a component of a key signaling pathway in the respiratory airways could help the immune system rid the body of the influenza virus, a new study suggests.

Dec 20, 2013

Dr. Carlo Di Lorenzo Recipient of The Robert F. and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology

During a ceremony held yesterday, Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD, chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was announced as the first recipient of The Robert F. and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Dec 19, 2013

Leonard Appointed Chief of Neurosurgery at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Jeffrey R. Leonard, MD, has been appointed Chief of Neurosurgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and is slated to arrive late spring. “I am extremely pleased to announce Dr. Leonard as our new Neurosurgery Chief,” said R.

Dec 19, 2013

New Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Announced at Nationwide Childrens Hospital

With the recruitment of internationally-known colorectal surgeon, Marc Levitt, MD,Nationwide Children’s Hospital will establish a one-of-a-kind Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction.