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Study Finds Adolescents with Concussion May Benefit from More Activity Earlier
Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found that when it comes to concussion recovery, activity type matters. In a study published today in British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers found that limiting screen time and returning to school early following a concussion may speed up recovery.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Becomes Authorized Treatment Center for Sickle Cell Gene Therapy
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been designated an authorized treatment center for CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel)), a gene therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease.
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Central Ohio’s First Proton Therapy Center Opens to Treat Children and Adults
Nationwide Children’s and The Ohio State University have brought the first proton therapy treatment facility to central Ohio. The facility opened in late 2023 and offers the most advanced technologies available, including FLASH proton therapy.
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Breathing New Life into the Holidays: A Double-Lung Transplant Patient Defies the Odds
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – For most children and adults, a case of the flu can be uncomfortable but manageable, with typical symptoms and recovery. Unfortunately, influenza can be severe and cause life-threatening complications.
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1 Year In, the CCDI Molecular Characterization Initiative Has Analyzed Samples From Over 1,000 Patients
The CCDI Molecular Characterization Initiative (MCI) is a project that aims to collect, analyze and report clinical and molecular data and is currently supporting Children’s Oncology Group (COG)-affiliated clinicians in choosing the best treatment for each child through precision diagnosis. This program is part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI), a national commitment and community-wide effort to harness data in ways that speed up progress in childhood cancer. Announced last year, the MCI is a collaboration among NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, COG and Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is the largest initiative of its kind in the United States.
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The Worthington Companies Foundation and The McConnell Foundation Donate $7.5 Million to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to Advance the Most Promising Research Breakthroughs
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Nationwide Children’s Hospital announced a generous gift of $7.5 million from The Worthington Companies Foundation and The McConnell Foundation to create The Worthington Companies Pediatric Research Fund.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus Bringing Comprehensive Injury-Prevention Program to Central Ohio Children
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the City of Columbus are hosting the Safety City Columbus injury-prevention program for the second straight summer. The program returned in 2022 after a more than 30-year hiatus within the city’s limits.
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Dr. Patrick Gallagher of Yale University Named Director of Perinatal Research Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Patrick Gallagher, MD, from Yale University has been named the new director of the Center for Perinatal Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Emphasizes Importance of Lifesaving AED & CPR Training for Schools and Communities
While sudden cardiac arrest is rare, it can happen to anyone at any time – including children, non-athletes and healthy individuals. Educating youth and adults to act swiftly and use an AED when they witness medical emergencies can help save lives.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Announces Sale of First Home in Linden Community Through Affordable Housing Initiative
Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families initiative announces the sale of the first home in Linden, developed as part of an ongoing commitment to provide high quality, affordable homes for purchase in that community.