Latest news from Nationwide Children's Hospital on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/study-finds-emergency-department-visits-by-children-associated-with-water-beads-more-than-doubled-from-2021-to-2022/?sc=rsin /articles/study-finds-emergency-department-visits-by-children-associated-with-water-beads-more-than-doubled-from-2021-to-2022/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:30:48 EST Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found more than an estimated 8,000 visits to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) associated with water beads from 2007 through 2022, and the number of these visits increased rapidly by more than 130% from 2021 to 2022. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/study-shows-text-messages-help-youth-at-risk-for-suicide-feel-supported-after-discharge/?sc=rsin /articles/study-shows-text-messages-help-youth-at-risk-for-suicide-feel-supported-after-discharge/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:30:00 EST In a study published in the JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, faculty at the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research (CSPR) at Nationwide Children's Hospital described the implementation of an automated Caring Contacts texting system and found the intervention helped youth at risk for suicide feel hopeful and supported during a period of heightened risk. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/catherine-krawczeski-md-named-chief-medical-officer-and-physician-in-chief-at-nationwide-children-s-hospital/?sc=rsin /articles/catherine-krawczeski-md-named-chief-medical-officer-and-physician-in-chief-at-nationwide-children-s-hospital/?sc=rsin Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:00:11 EST Nationwide Children's Hospital announced today that Catherine Krawczeski, MD, the hospital's physician-in-chief since 2022, will now also serve as Nationwide Children's chief medical officer. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-receives-25-million-gift-to-support-institute-for-mental-and-behavioral-health-research/?sc=rsin /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-receives-25-million-gift-to-support-institute-for-mental-and-behavioral-health-research/?sc=rsin Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:30:38 EST Nationwide Children's Hospital announced today that longtime donors Joe and Linda Chlapaty have donated $25 million to support the recently launched Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research. The gift will fund innovative research, endowed faculty to recruit nationally renowned researchers, and construction for new facilities. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-receives-hrsa-grant-strives-to-improve-maternal-and-infant-health-in-southeast-ohio/?sc=rsin /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-receives-hrsa-grant-strives-to-improve-maternal-and-infant-health-in-southeast-ohio/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:00:24 EST The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded Nationwide Children's Hospital a $4.7 million grant for the implementation of the Healthy Start Initiative, striving to improve the health of moms and babies in three Appalachian Ohio counties. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/new-close-to-home-center-to-open-in-grove-city/?sc=rsin /articles/new-close-to-home-center-to-open-in-grove-city/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:30:04 EST Nationwide Children's Hospital announced plans today to expand its Close To Home℠ network by opening a new center in Grove City. The new center will expand convenient access to urgent care and specialized pediatric services for families in Grove City and surrounding areas. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/injury-prediction-rule-could-decrease-radiographic-imaging-exposure-in-children-study-shows/?sc=rsin /articles/injury-prediction-rule-could-decrease-radiographic-imaging-exposure-in-children-study-shows/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:30:00 EST In a study published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, researchers in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) created a highly accurate cervical spine injury prediction rule. When applied, the rule decreases the use of CT by more than 50% without missing clinically significant injuries or increasing normal X-ray use. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-launches-empower-the-possible-campaign-with-historic-10-year-100-million-commitment-from-nationwide-foundation/?sc=rsin /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-launches-empower-the-possible-campaign-with-historic-10-year-100-million-commitment-from-nationwide-foundation/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2024 12:00:46 EST Nationwide Children's Hospital is honored to announce that it has received a historic 10-year commitment of $100 million from the Nationwide Foundation. This landmark announcement marks the public launch of the hospital's "Empower the Possible" campaign that with other gifts brings the campaign's fundraising total to more than $270 million, more than halfway to the campaign goal of $500 million. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/new-study-finds-increase-in-exposures-to-synthetic-tetrahydrocannabinols-among-young-children-teens-and-adults/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-increase-in-exposures-to-synthetic-tetrahydrocannabinols-among-young-children-teens-and-adults/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 May 2024 07:00:46 EST A sharp rise in exposures to synthetic cannabis products among youth -- some leading to hospitalization -- highlights the need for increased education around the dangers of exposure and increased focus on safe storage and packaging, according to pediatricians and researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/study-finds-adolescents-with-concussion-may-benefit-from-more-activity-earlier/?sc=rsin /articles/study-finds-adolescents-with-concussion-may-benefit-from-more-activity-earlier/?sc=rsin Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:05:00 EST Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found that when it comes to concussion recovery, activity type matters. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/new-study-finds-liquid-laundry-detergent-packet-exposure-burden-among-young-children-remains-increase-in-exposures-among-older-children-teens-and-adults/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-finds-liquid-laundry-detergent-packet-exposure-burden-among-young-children-remains-increase-in-exposures-among-older-children-teens-and-adults/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Jan 2024 06:00:36 EST A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center investigated trends in calls to poison centers across the country for exposures to liquid laundry detergent packets. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-to-expand-mental-and-behavioral-health-research/?sc=rsin /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-to-expand-mental-and-behavioral-health-research/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:00:44 EST Nationwide Children's Hospital has created a new Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research, significantly expanding opportunities to seek a better understanding of mental and behavioral health in children and to develop better diagnostics, treatment and preventative strategies. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/study-shows-nearly-300-increase-in-adhd-medication-errors/?sc=rsin /articles/study-shows-nearly-300-increase-in-adhd-medication-errors/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Sep 2023 08:00:00 EST In a new study, published in Pediatrics, researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital investigated the characteristics and trends of out-of-hospital ADHD medication errors among people younger than 20 years old reported to U.S. poison centers from 2000 through 2021. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/from-bench-to-bedside-patient-with-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-receives-first-dose-of-gene-therapy-developed-at-nationwide-children-s-hospital/?sc=rsin /articles/from-bench-to-bedside-patient-with-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-receives-first-dose-of-gene-therapy-developed-at-nationwide-children-s-hospital/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:30:08 EST In a landmark moment for the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's, a 5-year-old from Bellefontaine, Ohio, received the first dose of a recently approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, where the therapy was invented and initially tested. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/fda-approves-first-gene-therapy-treatment-for-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-developed-at-the-abigail-wexner-research-institute-at-nationwide-children-s-hospital/?sc=rsin /articles/fda-approves-first-gene-therapy-treatment-for-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-developed-at-the-abigail-wexner-research-institute-at-nationwide-children-s-hospital/?sc=rsin Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:00:57 EST Today, the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital praised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its accelerated approval of SRP-9001/ELEVIDYS for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) following decades of research in its Center for Gene Therapy to help patients with neuromuscular diseases. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-marks-a-decade-as-one-of-the-nation-s-best/?sc=rsin /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-marks-a-decade-as-one-of-the-nation-s-best/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:00:29 EST Nationwide Children's Hospital has been named to U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll for the 10th consecutive year. The Honor Roll is a top distinction awarded to only 10 children's hospitals nationwide recognized by U.S. News as the "Best of the Best." Nationwide Children's is ranked sixth on the 2023-24 Honor Roll list. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-emphasizes-importance-of-lifesaving-aed-cpr-training-for-schools-and-communities/?sc=rsin /articles/nationwide-children-s-hospital-emphasizes-importance-of-lifesaving-aed-cpr-training-for-schools-and-communities/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:05:38 EST While sudden cardiac arrest is rare, it can happen to anyone at any time - including children, non-athletes and healthy individuals. Educating youth and adults to act swiftly and use an AED when they witness medical emergencies can help save lives. The AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life-threatening heart rhythms and delivers a shock only if necessary. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/youth-suicide-rates-increased-during-covid-19-pandemic-especially-among-particular-subgroups/?sc=rsin /articles/youth-suicide-rates-increased-during-covid-19-pandemic-especially-among-particular-subgroups/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:05:00 EST In a study published today in Pediatrics, researchers in the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that in the United States, youth suicides increased during COVID-19, with significantly more suicides than expected among males, non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native youth, and non-Hispanic Black youth. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/the-ripple-effect-new-study-illustrates-vast-influence-children-s-mental-health-concerns-have-on-workforce-challenges-in-america/?sc=rsin /articles/the-ripple-effect-new-study-illustrates-vast-influence-children-s-mental-health-concerns-have-on-workforce-challenges-in-america/?sc=rsin Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:05:00 EST "The Ripple Effect" study from On Our Sleeves found that the mental health of their children remains a concern for the large majority of working parents, with almost half of all parents reporting that in the past year their child's mental health has been somewhat or extremely disruptive to their ability to work on most days. Nationwide Children's Hospital /articles/saliva-genomic-analysis-used-to-identify-promising-biomarkers-for-persistent-post-concussive-symptoms-in-children/?sc=rsin /articles/saliva-genomic-analysis-used-to-identify-promising-biomarkers-for-persistent-post-concussive-symptoms-in-children/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:05:19 EST In a study published in Frontiers in Public Health, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have demonstrated a method by which increased risk of persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) in children with concussion can be identified. This could allow families and their care teams to better assess recovery time of children with concussion. Nationwide Children's Hospital