Apr
16
Couple Fights to Give Child Abuse Victim, Foster Child Forever Home
When Katie and Chas Shira walked into Cook Children’s Medical Center on a warm December night in 2015, they had nothing but a name, a code and an empty car seat. They had driven three hours from their home in the tiny town of O’Brien, T Read more
Apr
11
10 Myths Debunked About The HPV Vaccine
From the American Academy of Pediatrics:
More effective. Early vaccination prevents substantially more pre-cancer than late vaccination.
Long lasting. Current evidence s Read more
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Apr
2018
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Couple Fights to Give Child Abuse Victim, Foster Child Forever Home
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Apr
2018
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10 Myths Debunked About The HPV Vaccine
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Apr
2018
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It's Never Too Early For Expectant Parents To Find Their Pediatrician
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Apr
2018
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10 ways to avoid test stress
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Apr
2018
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New Study Says Antacids, Antibiotics for Infants May Cause Allergies Later in Life
Our People
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10,
2018
Brotherly Love: Siblings Receive Bone Marrow Transplant From Older Brother
Children diagnosed with Sickle Cell Diseases
By Ashley Parrott
Life as a parent with a child who has Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is already frightening enough, but could you imagine this diagnosis with two of your kids?
Mykhia and Malik, …
April
09,
2018
From Fragile Patient to Renowned Chef
How Two Pioneering Doctors Saved Jon Bonnell’s Life
More than 40 years later, the memory of an early morning phone call still makes William (Bill) Scroggie, M.D., tear up.
It was 1972, and on the other end of the line was a nurse. She …
March
20,
2018
WFAA - For some families who are about to lose a child, Cook Children's has the ability to record the child's heartbeat and turn it into a song the family will have forever.
Watch the story on WFAA by clicking …
March
07,
2018
More Than Cute: The Science Behind The Facility Dog Program
By Kizzy Marco, CCLS
About five years ago, I was at work, walking down a long hallway wearing a pink feather boa, oversized yellow sunglasses, carrying a marshmallow launcher. A staff member I didn’t personally …
Blogs
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08,
2018
Parents, Stop Shaming Yourselves
A pediatrician and mom says we're important to our kids, even with our shortcomings
Dr. Vanessa Charette provided wise counsel in her blog titled “Do you ‘Mom-Shame?’—Well Shame on You.” As a complement to that, I would like to propose an important next …
January
26,
2018
Here’s What You need to Know about Kanmushi and Sugar Bugs
Doc Smitty with information on syndrome in traditional Japanese medicine
Kanmushi is a described syndrome in traditional Japanese medicine that is said to be linked to an insatiable desire for sugar and “insomnia, crying, irritability, bad mood, night terrors, …
November
13,
2017
5 Ways Parents Can Improve Their Child's Vocabulary
The 'This' and 'That' of Improving Your Child's Language
The other day I went on vacation. We went over THERE. I enjoyed it because we did THIS and THAT. There was one activity where my son caught the THING and did THIS to it. We couldn’t stop …
November
02,
2017
Why is my child falling down so much?
When to be concerned about your child’s falling
As you watch your little one walking or running during play, you may ask yourself, “Is my child falling too much?”
Children initially begin to walk between the ages of 12 and 15 …