Super glue. What can’t it do? Fix a broken flower vase? Check. Hold together a Halloween costume? Check. Allow surgeons to safely remove tangled clumps of extra veins that are otherwise tricky and dangerous to treat? Check. That’s right. A team from Seattle Children’s has pioneered a safer method to remove venous malformations in the […]
It was 5:30 in the morning on Sept. 12, 2012. I had just fallen asleep, having been up all night talking with foreign service officers in the State Department, first with news that the Benghazi Mission had been attacked and that my brother was missing, then hours later that he had not survived the night. […]
Five doctors at Seattle Children’s offer their top tips for keeping kids healthy in the new year. Their suggestions range from protecting kids against the flu and environmental toxins, to helping them get the rest they need to succeed. Make one of these your family’s 2013 New Year’s resolution: 1. Protect your whole family against […]
Following the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut that has shocked the world, many families may feel uneasy as their children return to school this week. Not only has the tragedy made some parents question their children’s safety at school, but children and teens may also find it difficult to return to their normal routine as […]
Some would say Halloween has always been scary. It was first called “All Hallows’ Eve,” and people believed that there were no barriers separating the world of the living from the world of the dead. As a result, many locked themselves in their homes because they feared that ghosts and demons were roaming the streets. […]
It’s back-to-school time, so it’s back to wellness basics for our children. One of the most effective ways we can keep our children healthy is to keep them up-to-date with immunizations. And one of the most important immunizations a child (and parents and grandparents) can get protects against pertussis, also known as whooping cough. We’ve […]
What can happen when otherwise attentive parents get distracted For most of us, especially those of us in the Pacific Northwest, when the sun comes out our moods improve with the increase in temperature. Unfortunately, what also increases is the number of children who die from hyperthermia or overheating of the body, after being unintentionally […]
Approximately 9,300 people are seriously injured because of fireworks each year in our country – and children under the age of 14 incur nearly half of these injuries. Indeed, if they’re not handled properly, fireworks can cause burns, as well as hand, foot and eye injuries in both children and adults. Bottle rockets are the leading […]
A video of a 68-year old New York bus monitor being bullied by middle schoolers surfaced yesterday – bringing the unsettling topic of bullying top of mind. Bullying can be one of the toughest situations a child or adult can face – and can arise in many forms from verbal to physical to emotional. It can […]
