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2026
July
08,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
While proper nutrition is essential year-round, the lazy days of summer often bring a hidden challenge for families: filling the nutritional gap when school breakfasts and lunches end.“A lot of times the students are receiving a lot of their meals …
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May
11,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
May is National Foster Care Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the foster care system. At Cook Children’s Health Care System, that mission is carried out on a daily basis through a unique program called Fostering Health.The Cook …
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April
21,
2026
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13:45 PM
America/Chicago
Last spring, Nicole Pitts, D.O., sports medicine physician at Cook Children’s Pediatric Specialties Prosper, traded her stethoscope for a pickleball paddle and adventured off to the Cayman Islands. There she competed in a professional pickleball …
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2025
December
30,
2025
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11:58 AM
America/Chicago
As another year winds down, we want to revisit a few of the 2025 headlines that demonstrate the values we prioritize at Cook Children’s. Those values -- kindness, collaboration, imagination, respect, safety and generosity --- happen in big and small …
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April
22,
2025
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11:25 AM
America/Chicago
Cook Children's Health Plan is facing a potential end, which could leave thousands of its members without access to their current care teams.Last year, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) denied Cook Children’s Health Plan a …
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April
15,
2025
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10:08 AM
America/Chicago
As families prepare for holiday travel, Cook Children's Health Care System provides tips on staying healthy amid a measles outbreak. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 541 cases statewide on Friday, April 11, with the majority …
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2024
August
15,
2024
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14:55 PM
America/Chicago
By Ashley AntleSamuel and Kathy Grace Sudolcan’s home is filled with love, joy and hope. You see it in the smiles of their three sons, including 2-year-old Zechariah, despite the fact that every breath he takes is dependent on a well-equipped and …
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2018
January
09,
2018
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16:32 PM
America/Chicago
For most of the first 20 years of his life, Michael Jankowiak never played ball or even owned a toy. His debilitating cerebral palsy wadded his fingers into a tight fist. He barely moved his hands, except to drive his electric wheel …
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2015
January
05,
2015
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17:03 PM
America/Chicago
Since the beginning of time little children have been playing with sticks. You might think that with kids using technology more and more they play less and less with the real thing. But in this day and age, apps can be the new stick – just as …
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2014
December
03,
2014
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11:25 AM
America/Chicago
TECHNOLOGY ... I believe it's the key to the next leap forward in diabetes care. I’m always on the lookout for news on how new technologies such as the artificial pancreas project will improve the lives of those with Type 1 …
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December
01,
2014
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16:38 PM
America/Chicago
Volunteer Michele Reynolds loves holding NICU babies. Who wouldn’t?The NICU has many babies who need holding, but they can’t all be held at once. Reynolds never wanted a baby to be left alone with no one to hold them, so she …
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