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Supporting Your Child’s Mental Health - Just Like Their Physical Health
At Phoenix Children’s Pediatrics, your child’s health and well-being are our top priorities. This includes not only their physical health, but also their emotional and mental health.
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Researchers at Phoenix Children’s First in the World to Produce Mouse Lungs in Rats
Pediatric patients who have severe forms of lung disease associated with respiratory failure often need transplantable lung tissues and this study proves generating transplantable lungs from stem cells using large animals as bioreactors is possible.
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Phoenix Children’s Names New Chief of Neurosurgery
Dr. Hauptman, who assumes his post in June, is a highly regarded pediatric neurosurgeon, researcher and professor. A practicing surgeon for more than 10 years, Dr. Hauptman offers unique expertise in the surgical management of pediatric epilepsy, removal of tumors in eloquent brain regions and treatment of congenital brain and spine anomalies in infants and young children.
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National Child Injury Prevention Day: Shine a green light on playdate safety
… Shortly after, the playdate invitations started coming home. As a first-time parent, I was hesitant in accepting. I had so many fears and did not feel comfortable in leaving him in the care of another person. … children from 1 to 18 years old. Every day, 20 children die from preventable injuries, resulting in more deaths than …
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Screen time? Tips to promote brain development & attention span
… 2015 in the headache journal, Cephalalgia . Previous studies have shown headaches are linked to screen time … recurrent headaches. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents of kids and teens ages 5 to 18 years old …
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Donate Life Month: A perfusionist’s perspective
… takes a village” couldn’t be more appropriate than when it comes to organ transplants. A heart transplant team consists … scrub techs, CVICU intensivists, physical therapists, dieticians, social workers, transport teams consisting of …
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Mental health: Five strategies for getting unstuck
… away from things that cause us stress, the worse our mood becomes, we stay away from more situations, our mood gets … unstuck! Our brain will start to think differently when our bodies act differently. Here are five strategies for getting …
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Phoenix Children’s Hosts Inaugural Heart & Hand Clinical Excellence Awards
Phoenix Children’s hosted its first Heart & Hand Clinical Excellence Awards on Thursday, October 21 at the Phoenix Country Club. The Heart and Hand Clinical Excellence Awards honor Phoenix Children’s physicians and advanced practice providers who have made exceptional contributions to pediatric medicine. Keynote speaker, former NHL player and current chief hockey development officer for the Arizona Coyotes, Shane Doan, addressed attendees during this event that focused on celebrating excellence in the areas of clinical care, research and medical education. The event host and emcee was Phoenix Children’s Physician-in-Chief Dr. Jared Muenzer, with additional speakers President & CEO Robert L. Meyer and Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Daniel Ostlie.
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Bone Marrow Transplants improve kids’ cancer outcomes
… Bone Marrow Transplants improve kids’ cancer outcomes Blog Bone Marrow Failure Bone Marrow Transplant … consecutive year carries a +1 rating for risk adjusted outcomes by the Center for International Blood and Marrow … for shorter periods of time leading to more expedient recovery time with less long-term sequelae. The …
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Jordan & Joshua's Story
… for Cancer and Blood Disorders Beating All Odds Hereditary Complications You would never know from their animated … to other families. “We have two family members who have died of it,” says Joshua, who talks about becoming a …