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Lurie Children鈥檚 Campaign Urges Parents to Follow Up Right Away if Newborn Screening Results Are Abnormal

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children鈥檚 Hospital of Chicago launched a newborn screening awareness campaign, with signage on public transit and billboards across Chicago urging parents to contact their child鈥檚 pediatrician immediately if results are...
27-Jan-2025 7:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

Career-defining Mentorship and Support: Lurie Children鈥檚 Premier Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program

Dr. Keira Nassetta is in her third year of cardiology fellowship at Lurie Children鈥檚, following completion of her residency here. She was drawn to Lurie Children鈥檚 for cardiology fellowship training, she said, because of its range of experts in...
29-Jan-2025 10:35 AM EST Add to Favorites

School-Based Program for Newcomer Students Boosts Mental Health, Research Shows

STRONG is a trauma-informed mental health intervention for newcomer youth in kindergarten through 12th grade designed to support positive adjustment during resettlement and improve access to mental health services.
27-Jan-2025 4:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

Pulmonary Medicine Updates January 2025

The four-year , funded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, is a national three-part study of adults 18 years and older who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or other sexual/gender minority (LGBTQIA+) with cystic...
27-Jan-2025 4:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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A Transplant Patient at 12, Now Caring for Kids Like Himself

My mom would say that I've always wanted to be a doctor. That comes from the fact that I had a wonderful pediatrician who was a great role model for me and that my own experiences made me want to help children facing the same issues I faced.
27-Jan-2025 3:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

Nephrology Updates January 2025

Lurie Children鈥檚 performed a record number of 44 kidney transplants in 2024 compared to 26 in 2023. Not only is this a record for the hospital, but it is the highest number of pediatric transplants in the nation. In addition, the program continues...
23-Jan-2025 5:20 PM EST Add to Favorites

Black Kids and Families Are Forced to Overcome Marked Disparities in Early Care and Education Settings

Systemic changes needed to focus on Black children and their families to improve developmental trajectories.
22-Jan-2025 8:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Heart Center Welcomed New Faculty in 2024

The Heart Center welcomed in June 2024. Dr. Loomba has done extensive work with Prof. Robert Anderson in London and has developed an expertise in cardiac morphology. Currently in the CICU at Lurie Ch...
14-Jan-2025 7:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Stem Cell Transplantation Updates: January 2025

锘縃eather Kligfeld, DO, an expert in bone marrow failure syndromes, joined the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders after completing her fellowship at Lurie Children鈥檚.
8-Jan-2025 5:05 PM EST

Some Younger Kids May Need Screening for Anxiety in Primary Care

Some children aged 7 years and younger may benefit from screening for anxiety in primary care, according to an editorial published in JAMA by John Walkup, MD, Chair of Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Ann & Robert H. Lurie...
14-Oct-2022 1:05 PM EDT

Four in 10 Chicago Parents Live in a Community with Limited Grocery Access, Linked to More Challenges in Healthy Eating for Kids

Four in 10 parents live in a Chicago community area with limited grocery access, and they report more challenges to healthy eating for their children, such as time for sit-down family meals, cost of healthy foods, and convenience of fast food,...
29-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT

Epilepsy in Young Children Should Be Treated as Urgently as Cancer

Survival of childhood cancers dramatically improved through national cooperative group research and care protocols; specialists call for the same model to improve outcomes of early life epilepsies.
28-Mar-2018 5:05 PM EDT

How to Handle Anxious Kids. Is It Normal or Should You Be Concerned?

14-Dec-2017 3:15 PM EST

How to Survive a Visit to Santa if Your Child Feels Anxious

Feature article quoting child psychologist on ways to survive a Santa visit if your child feels overwhelmed or anxious.
13-Dec-2017 10:05 AM EST

Expert on Cannabidiol Study in Dravet Syndrome

25-May-2017 2:50 PM EDT

Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH, ER Physician and Medical Director of Lurie Children's Injury Prevention and Research Center, Is Available for Interviews on Violence Prevention and Gun Control

21-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT

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Research at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children鈥檚 Hospital of Chicago is conducted through the Stanley Manne Children鈥檚 Research Institute. The Manne Research Institute is focused on improving child health, transforming pediatric medicine and ensuring healthier futures through the relentless pursuit of knowledge. Lurie Children鈥檚 is ranked as one of the nation鈥檚 top children鈥檚 hospitals in the U.S.News & World Report. It is the pediatric training ground for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Last year, the hospital served more than 208,000 children from 50 states and 58 countries.