About Checkupnewsroom

About Checkupnewsroom

Checkup Newsroom showcases the kids health news you search for and expect from Cook Children's Health Care System. The newsroom covers trending topics and the latest medical news concerning children and teens. All content on this site is meant to inform and educate the public.

Checkupnewsroom.com contains the latest in timely, accurate pediatric health care news. The newsroom provides important parenting tips and medical advice from the physicians and other health care providers at Cook Children's. 

The information on this site is meant to be shared with others. Please provide a link and credit to Checkupnewsroom.com and Cook Children's Health Care System.

The information on this site is meant to support, not replace the relationship that exists between patient/site visits and their physician. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or seen on this or any other website.

The content found on the newsroom is meant for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, and does not constitute medical or other professional advice. 

Media outlets have permission to use any content on this site as long as they credit Cook Children's Health Care System. 

About Cook Children's

Cook Children’s Health Care System embraces an inspiring Promise – to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, we’re proud of our long and rich tradition of serving our community.

Our not-for-profit organization encompasses nine companies – a medical center, two surgery centers, a physician network, home health services and a health plan. It also includes Child Study Center at Cook Children's, Cook Children's Health Services Inc., and Cook Children's Health Foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet their unique needs.

We’ve worked to improve the health of children from across our primary service area of Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties for more than 100 years. Based on the exceptional care we provide, patients travel to Cook Children’s from around the country and the globe to receive life-saving pediatric care built on leading technology, extraordinary collaboration and the art of caring.

For more information, visit cookchildrens.org.