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2025
October
31,
2025
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13:31 PM
America/Chicago
We are so proud to announce that 24 of our doctors have been named to D Magazine’s list of Best Doctors and Pediatric Specialists for 2025. Each year, D Magazine highlights the region’s best physicians as chosen by their peers. Votes are tallied and …
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March
05,
2025
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08:40 AM
America/Chicago
Physicians dedicate their lives to healing others, but what happens when the healers themselves are struggling? In this episode of Untold: The Stories of Cook Children's, we sit down with Kirk Pinto, M.D. and Sara Garza, M.D., the passionate voices …
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2024
December
13,
2024
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09:47 AM
America/Chicago
A Pillar of Pediatric CareJames “Jim” Cunningham, M.D. a beloved figure at Cook Children’s, is retiring after a distinguished career dedicated to the health and well-being of countless children. Dr. Cunningham’s journey at Cook Children’s took him …
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December
03,
2024
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13:50 PM
America/Chicago
Today on Untold: The Stories of Cook Children’s, we hear from Shanna Combs, M.D., a physician whose unique path from ballet dancer to pediatric gynecologist is as inspiring as it is unexpected. Tune in on Apple …
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November
15,
2024
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11:17 AM
America/Chicago
On episode 4 of Untold: The Stories of Cook Children’s, we hear from Tonya Fuqua, DDS, a dentist whose passion for smiles goes beyond the clinic. With nearly 30 years of experience, Dr. Fuqua has devoted herself to improving children’s oral …
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November
08,
2024
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10:30 AM
America/Chicago
Today on Untold: The Stories of Cook Children’s, we spend time with Paul Thornton, M.D. How did a kid from Ireland, told he needed a backup plan for his dream of becoming a doctor, end up as one of the world’s leading experts in a rare …
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September
26,
2024
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11:04 AM
America/Chicago
As a 12-year-old with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Chelsee Greer, D.O., learned some of the hard lessons of cancer that now shape how she treats the disease in children.Dr. Greer, who leads the Neuroblastoma Program at the Cook Children’s Hematology and …
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2020
November
23,
2020
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12:13 PM
America/Chicago
Nancy Dambro, M.D., knew she wanted to be a physician at the ripe old age of 8. Her keen grasp of science and love for helping others were initial career-choice catalysts, but her mother encouraged the endeavor for its practicality and job …
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2017
October
06,
2017
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10:47 AM
America/Chicago
Why did the cookie go to the doctor? He felt a little crummy.
Why is diarrhea inherited? It runs in the jeans.
When it comes to jokes, Eric Hopkins’, M.D., has got a million of ‘em. As his patients in his Grapevine office can tell …
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May
31,
2017
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15:31 PM
America/Chicago
Some kids have a hard time going to sleep. No matter what time you set bed time, even with the perfect routine, they toss and turn and get out of bed for hours. What is a family to do?
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2015
May
07,
2015
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15:57 PM
America/Chicago
After completing 24 years of schooling and medical training, you’d think that once I graduated from pediatric residency, I’d know a thing or two about the health of children. And I did. I knew a lot. I knew that breastfeeding provided …
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March
06,
2015
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11:08 AM
America/Chicago
We've seen ice and snow in Texas lately, not exactly tanning weather. Teens may be desperate to maintain their summer glow by going to the tanning bed. Here's why they should say no.
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2014
May
09,
2014
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11:12 AM
America/Chicago
Happy Mother's Day! We asked our pediatricians for the best advice they ever received from their moms and they gave us some great answers ..."My mom used to say, 'When God closes a door, He always opens a window.' I have found that …
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