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Phoenix Children’s Updates Visitor Protocol for Cold and Flu Season
Each year, Phoenix Children’s updates its visitor and masking protocols during cold and flu season based on guidance from its infectious diseases team and public health officials. Effective Dec. 26, 2025, the health system is making changes to its visitor and masking protocols to protect the health of patients, families and staff.
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Dev M. Desai, MD, PhD
Director, Transplant Program; Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Program
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Dehydration What is dehydration? Dehydration means that you don’t have enough water in your body. The human body normally contains a lot of water. In fact, 50% to 60% of your body weight comes from water. It helps keep your body healthy and working well. Mild dehydration can
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Depression What is depression? Depression is a whole-body illness. It involves the body, mood, and thoughts. Depression affects the way you eat and sleep. It also can affect the way you feel about yourself, the people around you, and other things. It's not the same as being
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Delayed Puberty What is delayed puberty? Puberty that happens late is called delayed puberty. This means a child's physical signs of sexual maturity don’t appear by age 12 to 13 in girls or age 13 to 14 in boys. This includes breast or testicle growth but can also include pubic
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Contact Dermatitis What is contact dermatitis? Contact dermatitis is a reaction that happens after your skin comes in direct contact with certain substances. The substances may be: Irritants. These cause direct skin irritation and inflammation. They are the most common cause of
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Juvenile Dermatomyositis What is juvenile dermatomyositis? Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare disease that causes muscle inflammation and a skin rash. It's different from other muscle diseases because it also causes skin problems. Symptoms often first appear in children
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Atopic Dermatitis What is atopic dermatitis? Atopic dermatitis is a long-term (chronic) skin disorder. It causes dry, itchy, scaly patches. These are often on the face and the head in babies. It’s most common in infants or very young children. Most will show signs of the
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Congenital Liver Defects What are congenital liver defects? Congenital liver defects are liver disorders that are present at birth. They are rare. These liver disorders usually block the bile ducts. This affects the flow of bile. Bile is a fluid made in the liver. It helps with
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Cierre de tránsito alrededor del Phoenix Children’s Hospital - complejo de Thomas
Queremos que las familias de los pacientes lleguen de la manera mejor y más fácil a nuestro centro. Mientras continúen los proyectos de expansión de Phoenix Children’s Hospital - complejo de Thomas, necesitamos cerrar temporariamente el tránsito para poder seguir construyendo. Además, el departamento de transporte de Arizona (ADOT) tiene un proyecto futuro de mejora del pavimento en la ruta estatal 51 entre la I-10 y la calle Colter qué podría afectar a las familias que vienen a Phoenix Children’s.