Ranked No. 6 overall and No. 1 for newborn care, Children’s National named to U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals top 10 list for third year June 18, 2019 U.S. News & World Report ranked Children’s National #6 overall for its Best Children’s Hospitals annual rankings for 2019-20, with a #1 ranking in newborn care for the third straight year.
Pediatric CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Trial Aims to Improve Remission Rates of Leukemia June 11, 2019 Children’s National Health System now offers the PLAT-05 trial for pediatric patients with relapsed positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Preliminary study finds health coaches and incentives help children with type 1 diabetes improve glycemic control June 8, 2019 A 10-week pilot study at Children’s National integrated weekly caregiver coaching, personalized glucose monitoring and incentives into standard treatment for 25 pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, lowering A1c by .5%.
Children's National and the HSC Health Care System sign agreement May 28, 2019 Children’s National and The HSC Health Care System have signed a definitive agreement to create an integrated partnership that will provide seamless care for children and young adults with complex medical needs.
Research to lessen inflammatory damage receives award May 15, 2019 A pre-clinical study at Children’s National Health System that investigates the use of nicotine-like, anti-inflammatory medications to reduce limb damage caused by the body’s inflammatory mechanisms has earned the Angela S.M. Kuo Memorial Award Research Grant.
Five winners to receive share of $250K NCC-PDI grant funding May 1, 2019 Learn more about the winners of the NCC-PDI "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!" competition. Each winner will receive $50,000 in grant funding and access to an innovator accelerator program.
NICU slashes unintended extubation rates by 60% over 10 years April 29, 2019 Find out more about how the Children’s National NICU has slashed unintended extubation rates by 60% over 10 years.
Kymriah treatment available at Children's National April 16, 2019 A new therapy, Kymriah, is now available at Children's National for cancer treatment.
Cognitive functioning does not predict weight-loss outcome for adolescents April 15, 2019 In a new study, adolescents with cognitive impairments have similar weight-loss outcomes to peers with typical cognitive function after bariatric surgery.
JLABS @ Washington, DC at the new Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus April 9, 2019 JLABS @ DC, a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC and Children's National, will be located at the new Children's National Research and Innovation Campus. This facility will be critical to accelerating potential discoveries into new treatments and technologies.
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