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Shaping the Future of Cystic Fibrosis Care

Learn more about how the Section of Pulmonary Medicine is leading the way in the advancement of clinical care and research for patients with cystic fibrosis.

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Families of SMA and Nationwide Childrens Hospital Announce Multi-Million Dollar Award from NINDS to Advance CNS-Directed Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Elk Grove Village, IL) announce the award of a multi-million dollar cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to advance a gene therapy development program for Spinal

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The Collaboratory for Kids & Community Health Launched by Nationwide Children’s Hospital to Share Best Practices for the Health of the Whole Child and Communities

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has launched The Collaboratory for Kids & Community Health, to provide community partners, corporate leaders, policy makers, health care systems and researchers a resource for sharing best practices in pediatric population health strategies. The hospital will fuel the Collaboratory with content based on their extensive experience working with diverse partners to improve communities, implement school-based health, provide high-quality housing, address mental and physical health and more. The site will also collate and share best practices from leaders in the community health space.

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Nearly 2 in 5 Teen Drivers Text While Driving

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Cellphone use while driving has been estimated to increase crash risk by 2-9 times and texting while driving may be especially risky because it involves three types of driver distraction: visual (eyes off the road), manual (hands off the wheel), and cognitive (attention

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Gene Therapy Reveals Unexpected Immunity to Dystrophin in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

An immune reaction to dystrophin, the muscle protein that is defective in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, may pose a new challenge to strengthening muscles of patients with this disease, suggests a new study appearing in the October 7, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Receives $5 Million Gift from Worthington Industries and McConnell Family Foundations Establishing the NEXT Consortium

Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced today it has received a combined $5 million gift from Worthington Industries and the McConnell Family Foundation to help establish the National Experimental Therapeutics (NEXT) Consortium.

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New Study Finds a Child Treated in a U.S. Emergency Department Every 3 minutes for a Toy-Related Injury

‘Tis the season for toys. Children are writing lists full of them, and parents are standing in lines (or tapping on computers) trying to find them. Playing with toys this season or any other is an important way for children to develop, learn, and explore.

Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease

Mechanisms is a fast-paced, in-depth program designed to challenge the serious science student who is interested in medicine or medical research.

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U.S. Poison Control Centers Receive 32 Calls a Day About Children Exposed to Prescription Opioids

A new study published online today by Pediatrics and conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that there were more than 188,000 calls to US Poison Control Centers for pediatric exposure to opioids from