Kenley Snowboards With Prosthetics, Proves if There Is a Will There Is a Way

Watch 6-year-old Kenley Teller snowboard down a slope and you’ll notice two things right away: a big smile on her face and her fiery red hair billowing in the wind beneath her helmet. What is not apparent are her two prosthetic legs. “She’s free when she snowboards,” said Kenley’s mother, Mary Teller. “I don’t want […]

Read More →

Preventing Throwing Injuries in Young Athletes

According to The American Journal of Sports Medicine, more than 15 million people will be playing baseball and softball this spring and summer, nearly 5.7 million of which are children in eighth grade or lower. Dr. Michael Saper, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Seattle Children’s, has some useful information about how young […]

Read More →

Study: PAL Program Drastically Reduced State’s Antipsychotic Prescriptions for Children

Antipsychotic prescriptions for children enrolled in Washington state’s Medicaid program decreased by nearly half following the implementation of an innovative psychiatric consultation program affiliated with Seattle Children’s, according to a study published in the March 2017 issue of Health Services Research. The 49% reduction in prescriptions from July 2006 to 2013 is a reversal from […]

Read More →

Study Links Exposure to Common Chemicals During Early Pregnancy to Altered Hormone Levels in Fetus

Exposure during early pregnancy to some phthalates—man-made chemicals commonly found in household plastics, food and personal care products—can have adverse impacts on developing fetuses, according to a new study led by Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, a pediatric environmental health specialist at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and associate professor at the University of Washington. The study, published in The […]

Read More →