February 14, 2017 Hospital treats NICU babies, parents to special Valentine's Day The smallest patients at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City received special valentines on Tuesday from their parents and family members as part of the March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program.
February 12, 2017 Can banking baby teeth treat diabetes? When she was just 11 months old, Billie Sue Wozniak’s daughter Juno was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that affects 1.25 million people and approximately 200,000 children under age 20 in the United States.
February 11, 2017 Iranian baby with heart defect to undergo surgery soon An Iranian infant soon will have life-saving heart surgery in Portland after she was temporarily banned from coming into the U.S. by President Donald Trump's immigration order.
February 10, 2017 Few transgender teens opt for fertility preservation Just a fraction of transgender adolescents who are counseled about infertility risks associated with their treatment will opt to bank their sperm or eggs, new research shows.
February 10, 2017 Huggies debuts special preemie diaper for babies weighing less than 2 pounds One of the nation’s leading diaper brands has launched a new line of products specifically created for babies born weighing under two pounds.
February 10, 2017 Eating during labor may be safe - even beneficial - for women Women may be able to eat more than just ice chips during labor without risking complications, according to a new review of previous research.
February 9, 2017 Pet medicines pose poison risk for kids Parents who store medicines and household cleaners out of reach to protect their kids from accidental poisoning shouldn't forget to consider any drugs they have for the family pet, a new study suggests.
February 9, 2017 Georgia girl donates bald American Girl dolls to cancer patients A 9-year-old Georgia girl who loves playing with her American Girl dolls has started a bead bracelet business in the hopes of raising enough money to donate special dolls to cancer patients.
February 8, 2017 6-year-old boy breaks out in celebratory dance to mark end of chemotherapy A 6-year-old boy who has been fighting an inoperable brain tumor since infancy donned a Superman T-shirt to his ceremonial ringing of the chemotherapy bell at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Thursday.
February 8, 2017 Mom claims daycare worker breast-fed son without consent A North Carolina mother is looking to press charges against a daycare worker who she claims breast-fed her 3-month-old son without her consent.