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Study Finds Youth with Concussion May Benefit from Monitoring Sleep and Limiting Daytime Naps
Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found that when it comes to concussion recovery, sleep matters. In a study published today in British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers found that limiting daytime sleep and getting approximately seven hours of sleep each night in the first week after a concussion may speed up recovery.
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Names First Chief Data Sciences Officer
Peter White, PhD, has been named the inaugural Chief Data Sciences Officer (CDSO) of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The CDSO will lead biomedical data science initiatives to support Nationwide Children's mission as a leader in pediatric health care innovation.
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Injury Prediction Rule Could Decrease Radiographic Imaging Exposure in Children, Study Shows
In a study published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, researchers in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) – led by Julie Leonard, MD, MPH at Nationwide Children’s Hospital –created a highly accurate cervical spine injury prediction rule. When applied, the rule decreases the use of CT by more than 50% without missing clinically significant injuries or increasing normal X-ray use.
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Alexander Bishop, DPhil, Named Director of the Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Nationwide Children’s Hospital welcomes Alexander Bishop, DPhil, as the director of the Center for Childhood Cancer Research in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI), effective June 1, 2025. He will also serve as principal investigator in the center, as well as the Richard J. Solove Endowed Professor and Chair in Cancer Clinical Developmental Therapeutics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
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Jerry Mendell, MD, Announced as King Faisal Prize Laureate in Medicine
Jerry Mendell, MD, senior advisor in the Center for Gene Therapy in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is this year’s recipient of the King Faisal Prize for Medicine for his contributions toward the screening, diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases, including spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and limb girdle muscular dystrophy.
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New Chief Scientific Officer Joining Nationwide Children's Hospital
Joanne Turner, PhD, BSc, is returning to Columbus, Ohio, to serve as the chief scientific officer at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Child Magazine Ranks Columbus Children's Hospital Among Nation's Best in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Child magazine has ranked Columbus Childrens Hospital as second in the nation in providing outstanding Pediatric Emergency Medical Care, which includes Emergency Services, Trauma Services and Urgent Care Centers.
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SLEEP Empowers Lab Staff
The SLEEP Empowers Lab includes researchers, trainees and staff with expertise in sleep science, population health, community engagement and data analysis. The team works closely with partners across Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Central Ohio.
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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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New Associate Chief Clinical Research Officer Appointed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Sarah O’Brien, MD, MSc, associate division chief for research in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology/BMT, and a principal investigator in the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has been appointed associate chief clinical research officer for pediatric trials.