2022

During the visit, the President and First Lady met with several families in the hospital’s CICU and also toured the telehealth command center to learn about the cutting-edge technology used to keep continuous watch over the most fragile children with critical heart disease. They also took time to thank hospital staff, including healthcare workers from the hospital’s Emergency Department.

 

Children’s National Hospital and the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announce the opening of a request for proposal to solicit companies interested in obtaining pediatric labeling for medical devices that may address an unmet need in the pediatric population and that already have clearance or approval for adult use by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

A new study finds that children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still display differences in some aspects of cognitive development, mood and mobility compared to unexposed children.

A new surgical procedure successfully addresses a common lingering challenge — incontinence – faced by some families with young children who have undergone surgery for Hirschsprung disease.

Washingtonian magazine’s annual list of the region’s “Top Doctors” recognize 65 Children’s National Hospital physicians from an array of specialties including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Oncology/Hematology, Neurology, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, General and Thoracic Surgery and Urology.

The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announces five awardees chosen in its prestigious “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition. Each received a share of $150,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with awards ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 to support the advancement of pediatric medical devices.

In a new article published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers conclude that the COVID-19 vaccine not only protects pregnant women but may also be lifesaving for their unborn children.

A device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, was more effective at maintaining blood glucose levels within normal range than standard-of-care management among people with Type 1 diabetes, a new  multicenter clinical trial has found. The trial, conducted partly at Children’s National Hospital was primarily funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A type of brain cell that can renew itself is regulated by circadian rhythms, providing significant insights into how the body’s internal clock may promote healing after traumatic brain injuries (TBI), according to new research from Children’s National Hospital. Released in the latest issue of eNeuro, the findings open new avenues of investigation for future TBI therapies.

Eleven years after becoming president and chief executive officer of Children’s National Hospital, Kurt Newman, M.D., told his team that he intends to retire.