Games, hands-on activities, contests, crafts, music and much more will be featured at the Seattle Children’s Annual Health Fair, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 8. Geared toward children 3 to 8 years old, the health fair will provide an opportunity for kids and caregivers to develop positive […]
Ever wondered when and why a baby’s soft spot closes, exactly how much crying is normal for a 1-month-old, how to foster generosity in kids or are looking for ways to increase your family’s health? “Mama Doc Medicine: Finding Calm and Confidence in Child Health, Parenting, and Work-Life Balance,” the new book from Wendy Sue […]
Seattle Children’s clinicians do everything they can to accurately diagnose concussions and recommend the most appropriate treatment. But those tasks are difficult without definitive diagnostic tools to determine when concussions have occurred or objective evidence to prove which treatments are best. To provide better care, physicians need better research. That is why Seattle Children’s Research […]
In honor of American Heart Month, we are sharing Gabrielle’s incredible journey from sick baby to healthy toddler. Christen Simon was 18 weeks into her third pregnancy when a routine ultrasound revealed the unthinkable: a serious birth defect. The daughter that Christen and her husband would call Gabrielle would need a heart transplant soon after […]
The legalization of marijuana in the state of Washington, along with the impending legalization of marijuana sales this spring, has sparked concern among many parents who have questions on what this means for their children. Leslie Walker, MD, division chief of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital, recently co-authored a guide for parents about preventing […]
Late last year, David Suskind, MD, shared the good news with The Seattle Times that he saw positive results in the first FDA-approved studies of fecal transplants in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and, more specifically, in those with Crohn’s disease. Our blog post on the research, published last June, has generated interest from […]
In honor of American Heart Month, we are sharing a series of stories about some of our incredible heart patients who have overcome the odds. Nobi Johnson was a seemingly healthy, charismatic and extremely athletic 13-year-old girl. She excelled at sports and was a star on the basketball court and soccer field. There was nothing […]
Last fall, 20-year-old Milton Wright III was given a death sentence. Today, he is expected to live a long, healthy life. This is the incredible story of how two determined researchers and the parents of a young boy came together to save him. On Sept. 18, 2013, 20-year-old Milton Wright III walked into Seattle Children’s Hospital […]
Scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute are using a unique species of fish to find out why some babies are born with heart malformations and how a defective heart might repair itself. About one percent of U.S. babies are born with a heart defect, requiring medication, surgery or catheter procedures. While the condition is common, […]
The heart that connects Rachel Cradduck to a family in Mexico was transplanted into her son Ethan Robbins at Seattle Children’s Hospital when he was just five months old. It came from a baby who died in a California hospital after her family traveled there for medical care. “A heart transplant is a bittersweet thing,” […]