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MyChart
MyChart is a free service offered to patients of Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo. It gives you quick and secure access to your lab results, appointment information, current medications, immunization history and more – all from your computer or mobile device.
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Paperless Billing
Exciting news! Starting March 1, 2023, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has transitioned to paperless billing. This means you’ll now receive your billing statements securely and conveniently through your MyChart account.
Schedule an Appointment
Use MyChart to schedule and manage your appointments. Request or cancel an appointment or view details of your past and upcoming appointments. Click here to view all general pediatric primary care locations and visit this page for contact information and directions to specific specialty clinic
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Medical Records
We can provide patients, patient families and healthcare professionals with medical records such as nurse’s notes, lab tests, reports and treatment plans. Learn how.
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Including Fathers in Children’s Healthcare: Why It’s Important
Fathers play a powerful role in their child’s health, but they’re often left out of the conversation. Learn why dad’s involvement in doctor visits matters, the barriers many fathers face, and how tools like MyChart can help both parents stay engaged in their child’s care.
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myLearningResource
myLearningResource is a mobile tool designed for easy access to Nationwide Children's Hospital medical education conferences materials and information.
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Physician Connect
Physician Connect helps medical professionals provide great pediatric care for their patients by providing expert pediatric content direct from Nationwide Children's.
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Thank You for Your Feedback!
Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience during the Santa Clause open house event for NICU graduate families on November 23, 2025. Learn more about Neonatology at Nationwide Children's Hospital NICU Resources for Parents and Kids Access MyChart
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myResidency
The myResidency mobile application provides Pediatric Residents at Nationwide Children’s Hospital with quick access to hospital guides, contacts, lectures and handbooks.
Sports Medicine Services
Nationwide Children’s Sports Medicine not only works to treat athletic injuries, but provides services to help prevent them altogether.
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Telehealth
Telehealth is a safe and secure way to speak with your health care provider for ongoing care. Learn more about telehealth services, including how to prepare for an appointment.
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Primary Care
Our Primary Care Centers are in your neighborhood with expert doctors and nurses who care only for children, from birth to age 21.
Technology Tools for More Timely Appointments
New “Save My Place” and “Fast Past” tools at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are helping families get earlier appointments for more timely care.
Westside
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Westside Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Westside location.
Nationwide Children's - Toledo
Nationwide Children's Hospital continues the legacy and vision developed by Mercy Health Children's Hospital while giving children in the Toledo area more local access to procedures and therapies.
Hilltop
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Hilltop Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Hilltop location.
Eastland
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Eastland Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Eastland location.
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Specialty Pharmacy
The Specialty Pharmacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital manages and provides specialty medications for pediatric patients.
Lincoln Village
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Lincoln Village Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Lincoln Village location.
Near East
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Near East Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Near East location.
Olentangy
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Olentangy Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Olentangy location.
Whitehall
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Whitehall Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Whitehall location.
South High
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our South High Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children and adults. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our South High location.
Northland
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Northland Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Northland location.
Sharon Woods
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Sharon Woods Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Sharon Woods location.
Linden
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Linden Primary Care Center doctors and nurses care for children from birth to age 21. Learn more about the pediatricians who work at our Linden location.
Nationwide Children's Hospital - Toledo
In 2022, Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Toledo joined the community with a mission to bring nationally ranked pediatric care to the children and families of northwest Ohio. Located inside Mercy Health - St.
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Billing and Insurance
We know billing and insurance can be overwhelming. Nationwide Children’s can help.
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Transition of Care: Helping Teens Become More Involved in Their Healthcare
"Transition of care" is the preparation of teenagers and young adults to become more involved in their own healthcare, help them learn how to make medical decisions and eventually assist them in a planned move from pediatric healthcare providers to adult providers.
Resources For Providers
Access resources for referring providers' patients and practices.
Outpatient Care
Nationwide Children's Hospital – Toledo gives you access to primary care and virtual health care options. We also provide care in many specialty areas, including emergency and trauma care, physical therapy, care for children with autism and surgical services.
Northern Lights
A primary care office is a place where doctors and nurses know you and your child’s health. Our Northern Lights Primary Care Center, located conveniently off Cleveland Avenue, cares for children from birth to age 21.
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Check-ups for Teens in Out-of-Home Placement
Teens in foster or kinship care have unique needs. They are learning life skills like how to make decisions on their own. Teens also have many concerns about their health, relationships with friends, and privacy.
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Sports Medicine Partner Priority Scheduling
As a valued community partner, our Sports Medicine Priority Scheduling and Injury Hotline gives you immediate access to an athletic trainer.
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Patient Test Result Reporting
Nationwide Children's Laboratory Services provides easy access to patient results
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BC4Teens
The BC4Teens Program is a place for young women up to age 25 to talk with medical experts about sex, birth control, sexually transmitted infections and more, and get the birth control that's right for them.
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Clinical Therapies
3930 Sunforest Court
Suite 200
Toledo, OH, 43623
(419) 251-0070
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Antibiotic Resistance
While antibiotics are one of the greatest advancements ever in medicine, over prescribing them has resulted in the development of bacteria that do not respond to treatment.
Village Square Primary Care Center
1103 Village Square, Suite 202
Perrysburg, OH 43551
(419) 872-3243
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Turner Syndrome Clinic
The Turner Syndrome Clinic provides complete, personalized care for children with Turner syndrome.
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Autism and COVID-19: A Parent's Perspective
Families are equal voices in care and treatment for their children. Cultivating a relationship with your child’s provider is a priority – especially during times of uncertainty.
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What Are "Shark Teeth"?
The front baby teeth start falling out at around six years old. However, what if you see another row of teeth behind the baby teeth? Some people call this “shark teeth” because of its distinctive look as the adult teeth come in behind the baby teeth.
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Ice Hockey Concussion Rules
Due to the recent increase of concussion injuries in ice hockey, new rules have been set in the sport to prevent further head trauma to young players.
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8 Signs Your Child's Knee Needs To Be Examined
If your child or teen is experiencing any of the following knee-related symptoms, he or she should be seen by a specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine.
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Hip Pointers
The term “hip pointer” is often used as a catch all phrase for any injury resulting in pain to the front of the hip. However, this is not always the case.
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Dietary Supplements & Young Athletes
Young athletes have a very high energy demand based on their need for growth, development, overall health, and activity level. Many athletes struggle to meet their nutritional needs and often turn to supplements to help fill this gap.
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Cauliflower Ear
Cauliflower ear, or “hematoma auris”, is a collection of blood between the cartilage of the ear and the skin. When the ear lobe is repetitively struck or bent, as in taking a helmet on and off, the underlying cartilage is traumatized.
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Stretching for Swimmers
Stretching is an important part of fitness that is often overlooked. A good stretching routine for swimmers can help decrease muscle injuries and improve performance.
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Stretching
Stretching is used to increase the flexibility of muscles. There are several different types of stretching including static, dynamic, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF).
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To Tape or to Brace... is that the Question?
Ankle sprains are the most common sports-relates injuries in the United States, accounting for an estimated 12 million injuries per year. These injuries can result in significant time away from games and practices.
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Injury Prevention in Marching Band and Color Guard Athletes
Marching band and color guard require a lot of practice, energy and focus. The time kids spend preparing for the season is just as important as how they take care of themselves during the traditional season.
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Wrist Sprains
Most often wrist sprains are caused by a fall on an outstretched arm. The wrist is forced back into hyperextension, stretching or tearing the soft tissue in the area including the ligaments.
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Sports Medicine
7640 W. Sylvania Ave.
Suite E
Sylvania, OH, 43560
(419) 251-2061
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ABR Testing
The ABR (Auditory Brainstem Response) test can be used to detect hearing loss. The test is mostly done on infants and children who may not be able to respond to behavioral hearing tests because of their age.
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New Guidelines: Sports and Energy Drinks
Unfortunately energy drinks often target children and adolescents advertising that by drinking them you can “increase your energy, decrease fatigue, and enhance concentration and mental alertness.”
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Preventative Measures for Asthmatic Athletes
The seasonal transition often takes a toll on asthmatic athletes. With proper education and prevention, asthma shouldn’t have to sideline your child.
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The ABCs of Blister Care
We have all undoubtedly had a blister at one point and will more than likely encounter them again. Though blisters may be nagging they can be prevented. The key to blister success is prevention and proper treatment.
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Addressing Behavioral Health Concerns in the Primary Care Setting
The pandemic has made parenting even harder and stress has caused some children to act out or withdraw. Your pediatrician’s office is a great place to go for help.
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Awards and Recognition
“First time using Nationwide Children’s for care, it felt like the first time a doctor ever listened, cared, was very informative and made a plan.”
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Don't Forget the Rehab
Rehabilitation of an injury is the most effective means of reducing an athlete's time on the sideline. An athlete's return to play can be sped up by dedication and compliance to a structured rehabilitation program.
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Strength Training with a Limited Budget
There are some simple ways to perform light strength training at home with everyday objects that can be used for resistance.
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Kid's Sports Injuries: The Numbers are Impressive
Physical activity is necessary for normal growth in children. However, when the activity level becomes too intense or too excessive in a short time period, tissue breakdown and injury can occur.
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The Sprains and Strains of Sporting Injuries
Sprains and strains are some of the most common types of injuries in any sport. They involve the stretching or tearing of tissue.
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Osteochondritis Dissecans
Osteochondritis dissecans is an injury or condition affecting a surface of the joint that involves separation of a segment of cartilage and the underlying bone. This can occur in any joint, it is most common in the knee, followed by the ankle, elbow and shoulder.
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Sports Safety
Children should be at least six years of age before they begin team sports. Before this age, get your child involved in sports that focus on learning and having fun.
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All About Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamins and minerals are necessary to help keep our bodies functioning properly and serve many important roles including need for proper development, immunity, and most importantly, overall health. Still, we are often asked, do you really need to take vitamin and mineral supplements?
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Balancing Independence and Support for Young Adults
When your child turns 18, they become a legal adult. This means that they are now fully responsible for their medical care decisions, and their doctors and nurses can talk only to them.
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Sports Medicine FAQs
What is the best way to stay hydrated? When do I use ice? These are just some of our most frequently asked questions.
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Cheerleading Injuries: Risk Factors and Prevention Tips
Competitive cheerleading involves a great deal of tumbling and stunting activities. The repetitive tumbling routines place a great deal of pressure on the spine and can result in stress fractures and other injuries.
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Breaking Stride
Fractures and dislocations are two of the more serious types of injuries that can occur during an athletic event. Early recognition and prompt medical treatment are extremely important with these injuries in athletes.
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Highlights of the OHSAA Concussion Policy
Are you familiar with the OHSAA concussion policy? The policy states that all adults involved with high school athletics are responsible for knowing, understanding, and following this policy.
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Is Your Ankle Playing Tricks on You?
Ankle sprains happen. Athletes learn the concepts of P.R.I.C.E. (Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) early in their career as a way to manage acute (recent) injuries with swelling and pain.
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Mouth Guards in Sports: A Necessary Piece of Equipment
Some experts recommend that mouthguards be worn by athletes in competitive and recreational sports in which impact, contact and collision are likely to occur.
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Is Your Rotator Cuff A Sore Subject?
What exactly is the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that form to hold parts of the shoulder together.
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Scapular Dyskinesis
For most people, the scapula moves in abnormal ways due to the repetitive use of the shoulder. These changes, though sometimes asymptomatic, can increase the chances of injury.
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ACL Injuries in Children and Adolescents
The primary difference between an adult and child knee is the growth center or physis. These are regions at the end of the femur and tibia on both sides of the knee that provide most of the growth of the leg.
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Swimming with a SICK Scapula (Shoulder Blade)
The shoulder joint and scapula work and move together to perform the overhead motions that occur in swimming. To perform the overhead motions in swimming correctly, swimmers need a lot of shoulder mobility and stability.
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Fueling and Hydrating Before, During and After Exercise
Proper fuel and hydration before, during and after exercise is key to getting the most out of your training and optimize performance. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are the nutrients that provide the body with energy.
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Allowing Youth Sports to be Child's Play
It has been documented that physical activity is necessary for normal growth in children. However, when the activity level becomes too intense, or excessive, in too short a time period tissue breakdown and injury can occur.
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Stretching Tips for Marching Band Athletes
Access marching band and color guard stretching tips from our Sports Medicine experts.
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Winter Weather Advisory
Winter brings injuries unique to cold weather sports. Two of the more common categories of injuries are those influenced by environmental conditions and accidents.
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Awards and Recognition
Medical staff leadership would like to acknowledge physicians for recently receiving positive comments from patients and families.
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Game Day Fueling Plan for Athletes
The following are suggestions from Nationwide Children's Hospital on what a young athlete should eat and drink before, during and after a sporting event.
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Healthy Snack Choices for Youth Sports
Team snacks are an ideal opportunity to teach young athletes about good nutrition. Remember, the goal of the game should not be the snacks at the end!
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Little League Elbow
Today, "little league elbow" includes injuries that are not only unique to the immature upper extremity, but also to the specific demands of sports like baseball, tennis, golf and gymnastics.
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STOP THE MADNESS - How to be a Good Fan
Anyone who has spent time around youth athletics is sure to have seen inappropriate sideline behavior. To help kids get the most out of their experiences, parents need to be good “sports” parents.
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Swelling: The Body's Reaction to Injury
Swelling is a normal reaction of the body to an injury. Sometimes, though, the body goes overboard, and the inflammatory response is excessive and can actually begin to cause more damage than good.
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Tips for New Runners: How Much is Too Much?
There are recommendations for level and intensity of training for kids in all sports but the number one rule is to emphasize fun, safety and fitness when it comes to kids.
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What Is an Athletic Trainer?
Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) are the some of the most comprehensively prepared allied medical professionals, trained to deal with the injuries of young athletes. Learn about their important role within the Sports Medicine team.
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Why Does My Knee Hurt?
One thing that all of these causes of anterior knee pain have in common is that they are usually overuse injuries and can be treated and prevented without surgery.
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Physical Therapy - Sports and Orthopedic
Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy team works closely with Sports Medicine and Orthopedics to help rehabilitate and return children to their previous function level.
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How to Help Your Kids Beat the Heat
Heat stroke is ranked third in cause of death of U.S. high school athletes behind head and neck injuries and cardiac conditions. This becomes an even greater concern in younger athletes.
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How to Choose Orthotics
Improper foot alignment can cause pain anywhere in the foot, legs, and back. Some lower extremity pain and injuries may be helped and/or prevented by orthotics.
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Are You Prepared for Your Sport?
As competitive levels increase in younger age groups it is the responsibility of parents and coaches to be knowledgeable in proper conditioning programs and to know when to rest athletes to prevent unnecessary and avoidable injuries.
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Making Healthy Choices on the Road
Eating on the road, especially during competition and tournaments, is important and takes extra pre-planning. The extra effort is worth it to make sure your young athlete has the proper fuel for optimal performance.
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How to Choose Running Shoes
Shoes that are chosen specifically for foot type and fitted properly can help keep athletes healthy and possibly prevent injuries such as shin splints and stress fractures.
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Low Back Pain: Could it be a Spondylolysis?
Spondylolysis is a stress or fatigue fracture of an area of the spine called the pars interarticularis. This injury is commonly seen in adolescent athletes complaining of low back pain.
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Use Strength and Preparation to Keep Your Dancer in Top Form
Most young ballerinas can’t wait to take their dancing to the next level, but there are some things to consider so they don’t end up damaging their feet.
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IBD Research
Research is critical in continuing to improve the care of children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.
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What to Expect
What to bring and how to prepare for a visit to one of our convenient lab services locations.
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Concussions in Sports
A concussion occurs whenever a child's mental status changes as a result of trauma (usually a blow to the head). A child who shows signs of mental confusion or is "dinged" by a blow to the head has suffered a concussion.
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Health Care After Kidney Transplant
It is very important to take care of yourself after a kidney transplant. These guidelines will help you understand what to expect and how to live a healthy live post-transplant.
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Catheterization - Self-Clean Intermittent - Male
Clean intermittent catheterization is done by passing a tube through the urethra into the bladder. Catheterization empties urine from the bladder.
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Let's Play Ball
Coaches and parents of young baseball players, or any athlete in a throwing sport, often have questions about throwing injuries and how to prevent them.
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Catheterization: Self-Clean Intermittent - Female
Learn how clean intermittent catheterization is done by putting a tube through the urethra into the bladder for females.
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Bladder Exstrophy Program
The Bladder Exstrophy Program provides treatment for bladder exstrophy. From bladder closure through the Kelly procedure to revision or repair surgery, our team offers the support and surgical expertise to help children with bladder exstrophy through adulthood.
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Family Advisory Council Committees
Our Family Advisory Council has five committees. Learn more about the responsibilities of each committee.
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Wrestling and Skin Conditions
The following are skin diseases associated with wresting that may not be covered for competition. Report anything suspicious to your athletic trainer or physician ASAP so you can stay competitive.
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Bladder Exstrophy
Children born with bladder exstrophy need lifelong management. The urology team at Nationwide Children's is here to help your family with a care plan.
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Ask a Specialist Program
Are you a clinician with a question you'd like to ask a pediatric specialist? The Nationwide Children's Ask a Specialist program is here for you!
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Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Clinical Research
Learn more about clinical research relating to gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition.