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Featured Physician: Roshini Abraham, PhD

Roshini Abraham, PhD, is the associate chief of Academic Affairs and founding director of the Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

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Homecare Update: Bringing Nationwide Children's Expertise Home

In recognition of National Home Care and Hospice month, Homecare is celebrating growth and their One Team approach to delivering the expertise of Nationwide Children's Hospital to the homes of patient families.

Building Momentum for School-Based Health Care

Schools and health care organizations are starting to realize they have the same goal: healthy, successful, happy, productive children. Mary Kay Irwin, EdD, senior director of School Health Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, shares how the two can collaborate through school-based health care.

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5 Ways to Prepare for Football Camp

It’s July and that means football players everywhere are knee deep in summer workouts, overnight skills camps and preparation for the start of two-a-day practices. There are few things parents can do to help with this ahead of time that can make a world of difference.

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Food Allergy: Oral Food Challenge

An oral food challenge is the single best test used to find out if a child is allergic to a specific food. It is dose-graded. This means the child is given small amounts (doses) of the food in question to eat and then watched for signs of an allergic reaction.

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Pneumomediastinum

In this Helping Hand™, we discuss the causes and treatment pneumomediastinum, which is a condition that happens when air escapes from the lungs, airways, or esophagus into the mediastinum.

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Perioral Dermatitis

In this Helping Hand™ document, we discuss perioral dermatitis, which is a common dry or bumpy rash that can occur around the mouth, the nose and the eyes. To treat the rash, it is important to stop using any topical steroids. Instead, your child’s doctor may prescribe topical or oral antibiotics.

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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Earns Ohio Department of Healths Healthy Ohio Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Award

Nationwide Children’s Hospital recently was honored with Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) Healthy Ohio Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Award. Nationwide Children’s is one of 22 employers in the state to be honored by ODH, and just one of 11 to receive the award.

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Massage Therapy: Here to Help

We are in the middle of long, cold winter. This time of year can be tough on anyone, but can you imagine braving the cold weather and tackling your resolutions while having a child in the hospital? It’s hard to fathom the emotional state of parents who may be feeling scared, alone or