2014

Roger Packer, MD, was named a key advisor to a National Brain Tumor Society initiative that carries out research and drug development to overcome barriers to better treatments for children with pediatric brain cancer.

Children's Rachel Moon, MD, discussed sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and how to keep your baby safe while they sleep, with Parents Magazine.

Abu Dhabi City Guide recaps the Institute's recent visit to Capitol Hill.

Gerard Martin, MD, discusses 3-D printing technology and it's applications in healthcare with Dubai One TV.

Did you know Children’s National offers mobile dental health services? Marcee White, MD, and Erik Schiefele, DMD, spoke with WTOP News about our mobile dental health program and the importance of prevention in children’s dental health.

Strengthening the infrastructure required to conduct pediatric research is essential for the medical care of children, writes Children’s Director of the Office of Innovation Development in Science Translational Medicine.

Children's National Health System receives Healthy Communities Achievement Award from the Healthy Communities Institute for its work on the DC Healthy Communities Collaborative and the creation of the DC Health Matters website.

John F. Strang, PsyD and colleagues, found that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were more likely to exhibit gender variance, the wish to be the other gender, than children with no neurodevelopmental disorder, or a medical neurodevelopmental disorder such as epilepsy or neurofibromatosis.

Shireen Atabaki  MD, MPH, an Emergency Medicine physician at Children’s National – with colleagues – has initiated go-to guidelines to revolutionize early recognition and management of concussion in the emergency department.

Christy Baxter, MSN, MHA, RN, spoke with AFP News Agency about helping children with autism through video games.