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.
Community-based AIDS prevention organization recognizes Children’s National Health System for outstanding service in HIV prevention April 3, 2019 Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc., a community-based AIDS service organization, awarded Lawrence D'Angelo, M.D., and his colleagues in the Children's National Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine with the highly esteemed Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr. Award in outstanding service of HIV prevention.
Children’s National Receives $1 Million Gift from Bill and Joanne Conway March 8, 2019 Learn more about the generous $1 million gift given to Children’s National by Bill and Joanne Conway which will support nursing education.
Children’s National competes in STAT Madness for second consecutive year March 1, 2019 Learn how you can vote for Children's National while we compete in STAT Madness for the second consecutive year.
NCC-PDI Announces $250k Pediatric Pitch Competition February 26, 2019 Learn how you can apply for this year's NCC-PDI pediatric pitch competition for orthopedic medical devices. The “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition will award winning companies up to $50,000 and an invitation to participate in an accelerator program led by MedTech Innovator.
Correct antibiotic dosing could preserve lung microbial diversity in cystic fibrosis February 22, 2019 According to a multi-institutional study, sufficient dosing of antibiotics for lung infections in children and young adults with cystic fibrosis may help improve patient outcomes over time.
Children’s National celebrates Valentine’s Day with Dr. Bear Bot, a new robot in the cardiac intensive care unit February 14, 2019 A new robot who lives in the cardiac intensive care unit (cardiac ICU) at Children’s National Health System receives more than a heart-shaped Valentine. The 7-month-old robot, standing 5 feet, 6 inches tall, also receives a name: Dr. Bear Bot.
New research insights hold promise for kids with DMD February 11, 2019 A new medicine under development appears to combine the beneficial effects of these drugs for the heart and muscle while also showing improved safety in experimental models, indicates a small study published online Feb. 11, 2019, in Life Science Alliance.
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