April 30, 2017
Helping Heart Patients, Family, And Staff THRIVE
In addition to the expert clinical care provided by our Heart Center team, Children’s Mercy also works to provide additional support to our patient and...
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Brace Yourself – Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pectus
Thanks to years of experience, the Children’s Mercy Center for Pectus is getting children feeling better faster. The center is the oldest in the nation...
April 17, 2017
The GERD, The Bad, The Ugly: When Dosing Guidelines Ignore A BIG Problem
The medications used to treat gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) in children ignore one BIG factor – obesity. Obesity is a known risk factor for GERD in...
April 11, 2017
Maternal Fetal Transport: Ensuring the Best Care for Expecting Mothers
The award-winning Children’s Mercy Transport team has partnered with the Elizabeth J. Ferrell Fetal Health Center to provide safe and specialized transport for pregnant women...
April 10, 2017
Oncology Biorepository: Banking on Finding Answers for Childhood Cancers
Why does one child respond well to cancer treatment and another not? The Children’s Mercy Oncology Biorepository hopes to answer that question and more. This...
April 9, 2017
Families Did Their Research, Now What? Health Information Seeking in the Digital Age
New innovations in digital media allow for more access to more health information than ever before. Parents and teens are now taking their health information...
March 28, 2017
BRICK: Unblocking The Facts
Whether regular or irregular, the causes of constipation in children can be broad and difficult to diagnose. The BRICK (Bowel Retraining in Constipated Kids) clinic...
March 26, 2017
Crossing Over: How a New Procedure Heals Keratoconus
A newly FDA approved procedure has the power to save children from a painful cornea transplant. Keratoconus presents in about 1:2000, with a high prevalence...
March 19, 2017
Pediatric Cancer Medicines: Reducing Treatment-Related Mortality
For kids with cancer, the treatment that cures them can also kill them. Through the Genomic and Ontogeny Linked Dose Individualization and Clinical Optimization for...
