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Celebrating our children with Down syndrome Blog Developmental Pediatrics Down Syndrome Like many children with Down syndrome, Kinsley has been a frequent visitor to Phoenix Children’s. Just 2 years old, Kinsley (pictured below) has already had two major …

Researcher Spotlights – March 2022 Blog Researcher Spotlights We are changing the landscape of healthcare every day. Each month, Phoenix Children’s Research spotlights leading physicians and other clinical leaders for their work in the areas of Research, …

A day in the life of an Outpatient Child Life Specialist Blog Staff Stories Child Life Did you know Phoenix Children’s received a grant from Panda Express to expand our Child Life services to outpatient clinics on the Thomas campus? In October 2021, a …

Brain Injury Awareness Month – Concussion Prevention Blog Injury Prevention Traumatic Brain Injury In raising five active children, one of the hardest things I have dealt with were head injuries. Throughout the years my boys played football, my daughters …

My liver transplant – Adam’s story Blog Autoimmune Disease Liver Transplant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Transplant Meet Adam, an amazing teenager who recently endured some very serious health issues. However, his experience was a life lesson in …

Stetson's Story Patient Stories Meet Stetson. He came to us from Oklahoma City, OK. Beginning around 13 years old, Stetson began having stroke-like seizures. He took medications for about four years, but they only left him feeling lethargic and foggy. His …

5 Tips to prevent a child’s heat rash Blog Heat Rash General Pediatrics Summer is in full swing here in Arizona which means long days of sweltering heat. For parents of infants and toddlers, you may have noticed your child occasionally develops a bumpy, …

Kids and RSV: What parents should know Blog Infection Prevention Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Many parts of the country, including Arizona, are seeing high numbers of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In Arizona, before the onset of the …

Healing Cancer: It takes a village…or Zoom Blog COVID-19 Survivorship Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Even before the COVID pandemic hit our patients at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) , patients have been looking for ways to …

Healing faster with Animal-Assisted Therapy Blog Child Life COVID-19 Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) There is a special bond a dog has with a child and that is definitely true for the children we see at Phoenix Children’s. More than 25 years ago, we started …