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Back-to-School Anxiety: Helping Children and Teens Transition Back to School
… nervousness or worry. Back-to-school anxiety is very common and can affect students of all ages. New teachers, … child. Some children may openly share their worries, while others may show signs through physical symptoms or … early can help families provide support before anxiety becomes overwhelming. Ways Families Can Help While some …
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Bedwetting
… children and parents. Most children will successfully toilet train between 2-4 years old. However, it’s common for some children to have episodic nighttime … bladder and the unconscious brain. This communication sometimes takes longer to develop in young children. There are …
Conditions We Treat
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that includes a range of communication and behavioral differences that impact the way children interact with others. These differences can vary from mild to complex.
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Phoenix Children’s Expands Research Team with Scientist Pioneering New Childhood Cancer Treatments
The health system continues to strengthen its focus on pediatric research with the hire of Tanya Kalin, MD, PhD, a renowned scientist focused on pioneering effective treatments for pediatric cancers with fewer negative side effects for children.
Conditions We Treat
… Malignant Diseases Nonmalignant Diseases Acute and chronic leukemias : Leukemia is cancer of the blood and is the most common childhood cancer. Lymphoma: This cancer starts in a … Osteopetrosis Hurler syndrome Bone marrow failure syndromes: In this rare group of disorders, the bone marrow cannot …
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Seeing through the eyes of a child
… the eyes of a child can make things seem fresh and new. Unless those eyes are clouded by cataracts. For children like … oxidation in the body causes proteins in the lens to become opaque and no longer clear,” explained Kamran Ahmed, MD … cataract occurs when the protein that makes up the lens becomes cloudy or opaque. When this happens, light cannot pass …
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Kids and RSV: What parents should know
… RSV is a contagious, seasonal respiratory infection. It is common in childhood but can affect adults as well. RSV is … contact. When an infected person sneezes or coughs, they release large particles carrying the virus, that can then get … necessary, and caregivers can treat children at home. Sometimes, doctors will prescribe medicine to help open a child’s …
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Phoenix Children's Adds Top Surgeon to its Top-Ranked Heart Center
One of the country’s foremost pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons has joined the top-ranked pediatric heart program at Phoenix Children’s. Roosevelt Bryant III, MD, now serves as surgical director of the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Device Program at Phoenix Children’s Heart Center, ranked 14 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals and one of just 10 congenital cardiothoracic surgery programs in North America to earn the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ highest-achievable three-star rating.
Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical heart pump that takes over some of the work done by a patient’s heart to help it circulate their blood more effectively. They can give a weak or injured heart time to heal or provide support while your child waits for a heart
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Psoriasis explained by Phoenix Children’s skin care experts
… to treatment. There are many rashes in children and adolescents, and they may look a lot like psoriasis; so, it’s … patches and plaques on the skin. It can be very itchy at times, as the name suggests and even painful. Psoriasis can come and go in an unpredictable way which gives the …
