March 19, 2017
Jaw Surgery from Infancy to Adolescence
Could jaw surgery help you sleep better? This interdisciplinary clinic at Children’s Mercy brings in orthodontics, sleep medicine and plastic surgery and focuses on a...
What's Really in Your Skincare Products?
Your skin is unique, and not every product is right for you. SkinSafe is a FREE app that helps you identify ingredients in skincare, cosmetics, and personal care products that may cause allergies or irritation. Scan products, check ingredients, and find options that are better suited to your skin.
GET THE FREE SKINSAFE APP March 14, 2017
Improving Outcomes for Ewing Sarcoma Patients
In Ewing Sarcoma patients, exosomes in the blood may be an early detector of relapse. Partnering with the University of Kansas, Glenson Samuel, MD created...
February 1, 2017
Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program
Gerald Woods, MD, Division Director of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, has more than 30 years experience in sickle cell treatment. Dr. Woods is currently a PI for a...
January 24, 2017
Translating Genome Sequences into Patient Prescriptions
Researchers at Children’s Mercy have developed Astrolabe, software for predicting a patient’s response to medications using whole genome sequencing. When used with a newly developed,...
January 24, 2017
The Image of Interventional Radiology
Minimally invasive interventional radiology services, including angiography, vascular malformations, and tumor ablations, boast lower costs, fewer complications and faster recovery times compared to open surgery....
January 17, 2017
Cardio-Oncology: Addressing Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Research shows that the most common cancer treatments can result in damage to the heart or vascular system. Children’s Mercy is now one of only...
January 16, 2017
Rapid Exchange of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury
Children’s Mercy is one of only a handful of programs across the nation using a unique bridging technique called Rapid Exchange of Continuous Renal Replacement...
December 27, 2016
Treating Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Patients in the Ambulatory Setting
The Children’s Mercy Diabetes Center is making a change to the way it cares for the 250 to 300 type 1 and 2 diabetes patients...
December 13, 2016
“Getting Used To it”: How Children and Teens (and their parents) Cope with Cancer
Children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer face months to years of chemotherapy, sometimes including radiation and surgery. These life-altering disruptions place demands on children, teens...
