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2023
March
29,
2023
| 11:05 AM America/Chicago
Thursday, March 30 marks National Doctors' Day. We thank all doctors around the world and the incredible physicians at Cook Children's Health Care System for their dedication and contributions.We invite you to join us in celebrating all of our world-...
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2022
December
01,
2022
| 14:40 PM America/Chicago
Child Life Specialist Series: In the coming months, we will dive deeper into children’s expression of emotions, the validation of children’s emotions and experiences (including tears), and what it looks like to advocate for our children in all settin...
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2021
February
03,
2021
| 14:22 PM America/Chicago
How many people imagine their first job would be the same place they’d work almost half a century later? That is the story for Cook Children’s longest tenured Black employee, Arlene Scott. She has upheld the Promise of Cook Children’s for more than h...
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2017
January
11,
2017
| 14:24 PM America/Chicago
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts the 1.9 million drones sold in 2016 may grow to 4.3 million by 2020. But with the surge in popularity there seems to be a lack of education about where and when drones are ok to be flown. Accord...
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2015
November
12,
2015
| 11:24 AM America/Chicago
When a child is in need of immediate medical attention, every moment counts. That's why the Teddy Bear Transport team at Cook Children's Medical Center works around the clock, ready to respond as soon as a call comes in. So when a medical helicopter ...
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February
20,
2015
| 16:24 PM America/Chicago
My wife nudges me. It’s 2 a.m. “Hey babe, did you hear that? Who is coughing? Can you go check on them? Take your stethoscope.” That’s what an Emergency Room visit looks like in our house in the middle of the night. This time of year, many of y...
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2014
December
25,
2014
| 09:04 AM America/Chicago
Crystal Schober  blogs for us today, telling us the remarkable story of Graysen, her little boy. She has a lot to celebrate this holiday season as her little boy turns 10 years old.
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October
22,
2014
| 17:14 PM America/Chicago
A swarm of bees attacked more than 20 sixth graders at a middle school in Saginaw, Texas, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Four of those children were treated at Cook Children’s Medical Center and then sent home the same day. That news made us wonder ab...
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