pediatric-health

We call children “brave” when they are in the hospital, but do we silence their fear? It’s time to rethink hero narratives and support children’s emotional reality in care.

Often diagnosed in the teenage years, childhood-onset lupus is a serious, potentially fatal autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack itself. For as many as 10,000 U.S. youths, it can bring extreme fatigue, mood changes, pain and inflammation that affect many parts of the body. Now, these kids have an option for treatment that … The post Program for kids with lupus can change lives in 6 s…

Scientific Data, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07330-z EED-Astig: A Multimodal Dataset for Pediatric Astigmatism Severity Prediction

A tumor-specific enhancer on extrachromosomal DNA drives MYC expression, revealing a new therapeutic target in high-risk pediatric medulloblastoma.

David Drewry stands outside a brick building on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, smiling at the camera.

To grow, strengthen and elevate the Pediatric Gender Diversity Program at UCI. The post Pediatric Gender Diversity Programs appeared first on UCI Secure giving .

Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine celebrated the investiture of Brian Reemtsen, M.D., professor in the Department of Surgery and Director of the Heart Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, as the recipient and steward of the Arkansas Log A Load For Kids Endowed Chair in Pediatric […]

Published in Seattle Children’s Hospital’s On the Pulse by Kathryn Mueller Patricia Alva knew, even before her baby girl was born, that something was wrong. When she was pregnant, doctors detected a cyst on the baby’s stomach during an ultrasound. “It was heartbreaking,” said Alva. After she was born, doctors diagnosed baby Olivia with biliary… The post Mother Donates a Piece of Her Liver to Save…