Parenting Blog

Our pediatricians talk about the current measles outbreak, diagnosing the disease, the role of vaccinations and how parents can keep their children safe.

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Michele Coleman’s son, Dylan, was born with multiple congenital heart defects that were not detected in any of her ultrasounds or her fetal echocardiogram. A simple and inexpensive screening test known as pulse oximetry (pulse ox) saved his life, making Michele an advocate for pulse ox screening, and led her to testify in front of the DC Council on February 2, 2015.

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Meet Dr. Nath, a pediatric cardiac surgeon at the Children’s National Heart Institute. Dr. Nath has extensive training in complex congenital cardiac surgery and has worked at Children’s National Health System since 2010.

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“It’s a beautiful way to capture the child’s experience. Every yellow bead was a night in the hospital, every black bead was a needle poke,” said Heather Langlois, a social worker who manages the Beads of Courage program at Children’s National. Learn more about our Cardiac ICU’s Beads of Courage program.

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Did you know snowboarding accounts for one-quarter of all sports injury-related emergency department visits in the winter? Our sports medicine pediatrician, Dr. Nailah Coleman, offers tips on how to keep children safe during winter activities.

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