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2026
April
30,
2026
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14:03 PM
America/Chicago
When it comes to accessing pediatric specialty care, the more appointment options, the better- especially for busy families caring for a child with complex medical needs. Beginning May 4, families living in the Plano area have another close-to-home …
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2025
October
21,
2025
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11:40 AM
America/Chicago
By Amber KaiserPiper Francis, 17, has been playing softball with lifelong friends since second grade, but last year, she noticed she was having difficulty breathing during practice. She saw multiple doctors who prescribed her asthma inhalers that …
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August
18,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Nelson Ku didn’t just attend school, he starred in it. The hallways and classrooms of Fort Worth’s All Saint’s Episcopal School were center stage for his uncanny ability to make his friends and classmates laugh. Nelson was known as a smile maker and …
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August
13,
2025
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15:32 PM
America/Chicago
By Victoria ScheuerGrowing up, Rebecca Brovina always wanted to be a nurse, just like her grandma. “I have always dreamed of being as successful and cool as she was,” Brovina said. Now, many would say, she is living up to that.Rebecca Brovina, BSN, …
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March
28,
2025
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09:40 AM
America/Chicago
By Arianna FloresAt 13, Jessye Tout is already a champion. A multi-sport athlete, she has tackled soccer, dance, volleyball and karate since she was a little girl. But sometimes when she was on the soccer field, Jessye’s chest would start to hurt, …
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February
04,
2025
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14:15 PM
America/Chicago
It’s not every day that you see a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) walking around the halls of the hospital or taking a turn outside in a wheelchair. Children on this life-supporting device have very sick lungs. Most patients …
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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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2023
June
21,
2023
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00:00 AM
America/Chicago
Cook Children’s Health Care System has once again been recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation, earning five rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals list for 2023-2024.The report, which was …
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2022
July
05,
2022
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12:24 PM
America/Chicago
By Heather DugeJoann Sanders, M.D., chief quality officer, and Matthew Carroll, M.D., associate chief quality officer, credit Cook Children’s employees with top rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital …
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June
14,
2022
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14:56 PM
America/Chicago
List ranks Cook Children’s among the best children’s hospitals for pediatric cancer, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopedics and pulmonologyCook Children’s Health Care System has successfully achieved six rankings in the U.S. …
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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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2019
December
10,
2019
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10:57 AM
America/Chicago
Anna Carey, 16, spoke at a roundtable discussion about e-cigarettes and vaping on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at the UNT Health Science Center. Anna was an invited guest of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and was joined by Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, Karen …
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May
17,
2019
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15:12 PM
America/Chicago
“Grace, this is Alecia from Dr. Gamble’s office, do you have a minute to talk?”
The phone from Clinical Genetics came at 5:12 p.m. on April 10, 2018. Grace Wilson-Rabel remembers the exact time and date because it’s the …
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2018
September
12,
2018
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14:07 PM
America/Chicago
“Dragon’s Breath. “Heaven’s Breath.” “Nitro puff.”
Sounds fun, right?
But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent out an alert of the “potential for serious injury from eating, drinking, …
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January
16,
2018
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14:08 PM
America/Chicago
It's winter time and our medical center is seeing a lot of viral triggered asthma admitted to Cook Children's.
"One of the triggers of asthma symptoms are respiratory viruses and we are seeing a large number of those driving …
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2016
February
19,
2016
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15:02 PM
America/Chicago
Seemingly overnight, salt therapy rooms are popping up everywhere. They promise treatment of conditions including allergies, asthma, skin conditions, chronic stress and fatigue; all without medications. But are they safe?
Karen Schultz, M.D., a …
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2014
December
25,
2014
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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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November
10,
2014
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12:07 PM
America/Chicago
The frustration on Karen Schultz’s, M.D., face tells the story.Dr. Schultz is a pulmonologist at Cook Children’s. She teaches children and parents how to control their asthma, but there’s only so much she can do once they leave …
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