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Study: Bariatric Surgery in Extremely Obese Adolescents
This time of year many people make resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle, exercise more, lose weight and eat better. For the adolescents who are extremely obese in this country, diet and exercise alone often are not enough to get their weight down.
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New Study Says Summer Brings Increase in Gasoline and Other Chemical-Related Injuries in Young Children
Hydrocarbons, a chemical compound commonly found in household items from cleaning products to gasoline, are among the top 10 causes of pediatric poisoning deaths in the United States.
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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.
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Tween Clothing Retailer Justices National Holiday Fundraising Campaign Raises More than $1 Million for Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Thursday morning, tween clothing retailer, Justice presented Nationwide Children’s Hospital officials with a check totaling $1,472,837. The amount represented the total dollars raised during Justice’s national holiday campaign that benefited The Research Institute at Nationwide
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More Than a Cold, Doctors Warn of a Common Respiratory Illness in Children
Like most moms, Shanisty Ireland had dealt with many bugs being passed between her three children. Last winter, she thought her newborn, Adam, had the same cold that had caused her older children to cough and sniffle.
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The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital Receives Accreditations for Quality, Care and Outcomes
The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has recently received external validation as a national leader in cardiology care with several accreditations for outstanding quality, care and outcomes.
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Wishes Help Keep Pediatric Patients Out of the Hospital
Cimone Stills, 15, has a medical condition that has caused her to have multiple seizures a day for most of her life. Specifically, she has treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy because of a genetic variation. Like many patients with such a serious illness, it affects her daily life and as a result, she was diagnosed with clinical depression. But Cimone’s outlook on life completely changed for the better after her wish of going to Paris.
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Tim Hortons Raises More than $32,000 in Support of On Our Sleeves™
From Sept. 16-22, participating Tim Hortons restaurants and their associates raised $32,964.72, a record- breaking effort, in support of the On Our Sleeves movement.
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A Novel Approach to Patient Safety Proactively Addresses Common Health Care System Successes
Clinical researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have published one of the first health care studies to examine how behavior aligned with Safety II concepts impacts patient safety. Safety II is a novel approach to patient safety that focuses on why processes perform correctly in high-performing units, as opposed to its predecessor, Safety I, which focuses on why processes fail.
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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Ranks Among the Best in U.S. News 2009 List of Americas Best Childrens Hospitals
Nationwide Childrens Hospital is proud to be once again ranked in U.S. News 2009 edition of Americas Best Childrens Hospitals published online at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals and featured in the August issue of U.S.News & World Report, available on newsstands July 21.