Nationwide Children's News Releases

Sep 20, 2013

Cardinal Health Donates $1 Million to Nationwide Childrens Hospital Supporting the Work of its Tissue Engineering Program

Cardinal Health recently donated $1 million to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to help advance the work and research of its Tissue Engineering Program.

Sep 18, 2013

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Offers Resources for National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been a national leader in fighting childhood obesity through The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, which offers patients and families a comprehensive approach to weight management in children, including programs for both prevention and treatment.

Sep 13, 2013

Diets Low in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids May Be a Problem for Youngsters

In the first study to closely examine the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake among U.S. children under the age of 5, Sarah Keim, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has found what might be a

Sep 12, 2013

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Names Orthopedic Center Lobby for Aladdin Shriners Hospital Association for Children

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been the proud beneficiary of Aladdin Shriners Hospital Association for Children (ASHAC) for decades with gifts totaling more than $1.3 million.

Sep 09, 2013

Therapy Slows Onset and Progression of Lou Gehrigs Disease, Study Finds

Studies of a therapy designed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggest that the treatment dramatically slows onset and progression of the deadly disease, one of the most common neuromuscular disorders in the world.

Sep 09, 2013

Doctors Look at Treating Specific Types of Pediatric Cancer with Viral Therapy

Parents do everything they can to protect their children against all of the nasty germs floating around classrooms across the country this time of year.

Sep 06, 2013

Media Alert: Kohls Department Stores, Nationwide Childrens Hospital Announce Program Gift

WHAT: Kohl’s Department Stores check presentation to Nationwide Children’s Hospital at the Home & Garden Show and Holiday Fest WHO: The gift supports the K.I.S.S. program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which supports injury prevention and safety education programs.

Sep 04, 2013

Predicting Kidney Damage Risk

A new study of the megabladder mouse model suggests that tracking changes in the expression of key genes involved in kidney disease could help physicians predict the severity of urinary tract obstruction in pediatric patients, which could help identify children at the greatest risk of chronic

Sep 04, 2013

Study Examines Ways to Restore Immunity to Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

The hepatitis C virus hijacks the body’s immune system, leaving T cells unable to function. A new study in animal models suggests that blocking a protein that helps the virus thrive could restore immune function, allowing the body to fight infection.

Sep 03, 2013

Nationwide Children's Radiologists Train Military Physicians in Foreign Body Removal Techniques

William E. Shiels II, DO, chief of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Radiology and president of Children’s Radiological Institute, Inc., is leading a team of radiologists for the training of military physicians to remove shrapnel foreign bodies from warfighters with