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… Pretend scanner helps children overcome fears Blog Child Life Imaging Radiology This Kitten Scanner helps children understand scans and makes them feel more comfortable with imaging. Undergoing an MRI …

… Transplant Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care There are very few things in life more rewarding, yet often … takes a village” couldn’t be more appropriate than when it comes to organ transplants. A heart transplant team consists …

… Blog NICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) This will be the first holiday season where Katie Penson, MBA, RN, … The addition of Katie to the Phoenix Children’s family comes during a time of immense growth for the health care …

… toilet train between 2-4 years old. However, it’s common for some children to have episodic nighttime accidents until they are 6 or 7. In fact, bedwetting occurs in 15% of …

… death Blog Death is a difficult topic to discuss amongst other adults, let alone with children. For most, the idea of … pretty horrifying. However, just because it may make us uncomfortable, it doesn’t mean our children don’t have …

… Children’s is dedicated to providing hope, healing and the best care for our patients and their families. This … (FDA) and the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) recommend it for use.  Clinical trials can often take several … are no longer born blind and deaf due to rubella because mothers have received the MMR vaccine prior to pregnancy.    …

… care experts Blog Dermatology Psoriasis Psoriasis - from the Greek word “psora” = “itch,” meaning “itching … person, both in severity and how it responds to treatment. There are many rashes in children and adolescents, and they … times, as the name suggests and even painful. Psoriasis can come and go in an unpredictable way which gives the …

… can be devastating . Few parents really understand the condition, though they’re all-too familiar with the terror and helplessness … Many are surprised to learn that epilepsy is the most common of all neurological disorders. One in 26 people …

… problem. Our mosquito season usually runs in tandem with the monsoon season, typically June to September. While the … our little ones miserable from all those itchy bites, but they carry several diseases like West Nile Virus, Dengue, … for mosquito repellents since the 1960s has been the compound DEET (known to chemists as N, …

… supports? Visual supports serve as helpful reminder tools. They may include a checklist, sticky note or calendar. … so you don’t forget it when you leave. Visual supports are commonly used with adults. I use visual supports every day …