Sleep Expert Offers Tips to Help Kids Through Daylight Savings Time March 7, 2014 Judith Owens, MD, Director of Sleep Medicine, offers three tips to help your kids through daylight saving time.
Dr. Catherine Bollard Named Associate Editor of Blood, Journal of the American Society of Hematology March 4, 2014 Catherine Bollard, MD, a senior scientist in Children’s Research Institute, has been named Associate Editor of Blood, which is the journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
Sickle Cell Expert Talks Curing the Disease with Bone Marrow Transplants March 3, 2014 Emily Meier, MD, Director of the Sickle Cell Disease Program, talks about bone marrow transplants and sickle cell disease in a recent Washington Post article.
Robert Avery, DO, MSCE, Studies Innovations to Improve Vision in Children with Tumors February 28, 2014 Robert Avery, DO, MSCE, and colleagues are establishing innovative approaches to improve the vision of young children with visual pathway glioma, a type of brain tumor.
Children’s National team alerts FDA to improper antibiotics sales February 28, 2014 The chief of dermatology at Children’s National Health System and two medical students working with him identified improper sales of antibiotics without prescriptions in neighborhood grocery stores in the Washington, DC, area.
Children’s National Health System Dedicates Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Professorships in Otolaryngology February 27, 2014 Children’s National Health System installed Diego Preciado, MD, as the inaugural Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Professor in Pediatric Otolaryngology.
Amy and Bret Baier Receive Inaugural Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Prize in Philanthropy February 21, 2014 Children’s National Health System today awarded Amy and Bret Baier the inaugural Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Prize in Philanthropy.
Asthma Expert Discusses Medication Options for Children February 13, 2014 Asthma expert Stephen Teach, MD, MPH, discusses medication options for young patients in the emergency department with Medscape Medical News, in response to a study published online in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Pediatrician Discusses How Hoffman Overdose May Raise Questions About Drugs February 12, 2014 Lee Beers, MD, discusses how Philip Seymour Hoffman's overdose may raise questions about drugs and when parents should start talking to kids about substance abuse.
Concussion Expert Talks About A Concussion's Effect on the Brain February 12, 2014 Children's National Health System's Gerard Gioia, PhD, talks to National Geographic about how concussions affect the brain and the symptoms parents should look for in children.