2023
July
19,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Chicago
By Eline deBruijn WigginsIt’s a big milestone for parents of young children to turn their car seats to face forward. Some may wonder, when is the appropriate time to do so? Is it when the child wants to look out the window? Is it when the parent …
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2022
January
24,
2022
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16:31 PM
America/Chicago
Are you thinking about purchasing a car seat online? Beware. Counterfeit car seats may look just like the real thing, but they can put your child in serious danger. “I'm aware of eight fake car seats that have been found by car seat technicians …
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2021
September
29,
2021
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15:58 PM
America/Chicago
A treatment now offered at Cook Children’s Medical Center is giving children with relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL)—the most common childhood cancer—a second chance for a cure. It’s called CAR T-cell …
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June
21,
2021
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15:21 PM
America/Chicago
The family of Michael Stuyvesant knows he beat the odds on a hot June day six years ago when he survived being accidentally left in the mini-van parked outside their Garland home.Michael, 3 years old at the time, experienced brain swelling, seizures …
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April
12,
2021
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10:28 AM
America/Chicago
If you’re shopping for a new car seat or accessories, buyer beware. You may be surprised to find that many products found in stores and online are not regulated.“Just because it says crash tested doesn’t mean it’s been …
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2020
December
17,
2020
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10:57 AM
America/Chicago
If your holiday plans include traveling by car this year, now is the time to make sure you have everything you need to ensure the safest trip possible. With people everywhere hitting the roads, Christmastime tends to be one of the most dangerous for …
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2018
August
21,
2018
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13:58 PM
America/Chicago
WFAA - Lisa Smith is warning others that napping in a car seat can turn fatal for small children.
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May
18,
2018
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10:33 AM
America/Chicago
A 7-month-old baby girl from Eagle Pass, Texas, died yesterday after her father apparently forgot to take the child to daycare and left her inside his locked automobile.
This was the first pediatric vehicular heatstroke death in Texas in …
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April
24,
2018
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11:30 AM
America/Chicago
A 3-year-old boy from Fort Worth died last summer after he climbed into a non-working vehicle. Police reported the boy was in the car for 45 minutes before he was found and temperatures had reached 100 degrees in Tarrant County.
It was a horrible …
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2017
May
05,
2017
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14:20 PM
America/Chicago
WFAA - A record number of children are being brought to emergency rooms after being hit by cars, according to new numbers from Cook Children's Medical Center.
Watch the story here.
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April
21,
2017
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09:47 AM
America/Chicago
News of children being hit by cars in North Texas has been seemingly everywhere lately. Unfortunately, it’s a trend reflected by the number of patients being admitted to Cook Children’s Medical Center.
Last month alone, eight children …
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2015
September
04,
2015
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08:40 AM
America/Chicago
Labor Day weekend is upon us and for many, this means three days away from the office. You may be planning a trip out of town or a weekend on the water. No matter what you've got up your sleeve, there are a few things you may want to remember to …
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August
07,
2015
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15:45 PM
America/Chicago
Five days into the month of August and two children have already died at Cook Children’s after they were ejected from a car.
Three kids have been ejected total, with one child surviving. It probably doesn’t come as a surprise the …
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May
07,
2015
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14:01 PM
America/Chicago
Motherhood is a life-changing event and we celebrate them with these three stories:
8 isn't enough ... life with 9 children
Nine children, ages 3 to 19 years old, make Mother’s Day a pretty special time for Kristy Goodnight. After …
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March
04,
2015
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10:19 AM
America/Chicago
Carbon monoxide has been in the news lately after an elementary school in Dallas was evacuated on March 3, 2015 and closed the folowing day. The thought was that children became sick due to carbon monoxide buildup. It's believed to have been …
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2014
July
02,
2014
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16:46 PM
America/Chicago
Yes, Sharon Evans is aware that car seat recalls are in the news. But the Trauma/Injury Prevention outreach coordinator at Cook Children’s, stresses to parents that keeping children in car seats is incredibly crucial in keeping them safe. …
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June
26,
2014
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11:11 AM
America/Chicago
I was at the medical center the other day visiting with one of our families for a news story. I didn’t realize the extent of the torrential downpour going on outside.
I left the medical center and started the trek home. Within a few …
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