Pediatrics /tags/pediatrics Pediatrics en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:20:41 GMT Pediatric mental health facility can move forward after Webster Groves vote /health-science-environment/2025-01-21/pediatric-mental-health-facility-can-move-forward-after-webster-groves-vote St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the behavioral health provider KVC needed the council’s approval before building the complex. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:20:41 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-21/pediatric-mental-health-facility-can-move-forward-after-webster-groves-vote Sarah Fentem St. Charles school cancels class as one-third of its students are out sick /news-briefs/2024-12-12/st-charles-school-cancels-class-as-one-third-of-its-students-are-out-sick The rise in cases at Seton Regional Catholic School comes during what has been an otherwise mild flu season. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:48:29 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-12/st-charles-school-cancels-class-as-one-third-of-its-students-are-out-sick Sarah Fentem Most whooping cough cases in St. Louis County are reported by one clinic /health-science-environment/2024-11-27/most-whooping-cough-cases-in-st-louis-county-are-reported-by-one-clinic Baer Pediatrics, which has a policy of ordering tests for all patients who have persistent coughing, has reported nine out of 10 of the county’s logged whooping cough cases in the past two months. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:04:56 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-27/most-whooping-cough-cases-in-st-louis-county-are-reported-by-one-clinic Sarah Fentem Whooping cough spikes dramatically among Missourians /health-science-environment/2024-11-04/whooping-cough-spikes-dramatically-among-missourians Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-04/whooping-cough-spikes-dramatically-among-missourians Sarah Fentem How patients at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital learn as they heal /health-science-environment/2024-10-11/ranken-jordan-pediatric-bridge-hospital-school-heali For kids in the hospital, back-to-school season may look a little different. At Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital in Maryland Heights, pediatric patients staying for weeks or months learn from special teachers and programs. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-11/ranken-jordan-pediatric-bridge-hospital-school-heali Sarah Fentem Is the Washington University Transgender Center shutting down? Here's what we know /health-science-environment/2024-07-29/what-we-know-washington-university-transgender-center Washington University officials recently sought to clarify that it would continue some services after a former caseworker at the center said that the pediatric center would close. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-29/what-we-know-washington-university-transgender-center Sarah Fentem Pediatricians say Missouri children are losing Medicaid coverage at alarming rate /health-science-environment/2024-07-21/missouri-children-medicaid-alarming-coverage-loss Missouri has removed roughly 136,000 kids from its Medicaid rolls since June 2023. But the state's worst-in-nation processing delays make it difficult to re-enroll — causing many to miss doctor’s appointments and critical prescriptions. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:54:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-21/missouri-children-medicaid-alarming-coverage-loss Clara Bates Happy 4th! How to keep small ears safe during the loudest holiday /health-science-environment/2024-07-03/keep-ears-safe-during-fourth-of-july-holiday Depending on how close one is to the blasts and how powerful the explosions are, fireworks can be as loud as 150 decibels. That’s as loud as a jet plane taking off or a close-range gunshot. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 22:11:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-03/keep-ears-safe-during-fourth-of-july-holiday Sarah Fentem Children’s Hospital, KVC Missouri plan pediatric mental health campus in Webster Groves /health-science-environment/2024-06-03/webster-groves-missouri-mental-health-campus-childrens-hospital St. Louis Children’s Hospital ad KVC Missouri officials say the 70-bed pediatric mental health hospital will address growing mental health needs in kids. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-03/webster-groves-missouri-mental-health-campus-childrens-hospital Sarah Fentem St. Louis doctors recommend new RSV vaccine as hospitalizations rise /health-science-environment/2023-12-28/st-louis-doctors-recommend-new-rsv-vaccine-as-hospitalizations-rise The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force is calling on older people and pregnant women in the region to get the newly approved RSV vaccine as hospitals fill up with people sick with respiratory illnesses. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-28/st-louis-doctors-recommend-new-rsv-vaccine-as-hospitalizations-rise Sarah Fentem