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Boy saying 'aaah' at doctor's office
Children鈥檚 Health

What Doctors Wish Parents Would Ask at Back-to-School Visits

There鈥檚 much more to talk about than growth charts and vaccines, pediatricians say

Doctor speaks to crowd
Children鈥檚 Health

Once a Week in Cook County, Another Sleeping Infant Dies

Rush and Medical Examiner鈥檚 Office open SIDS Awareness Month by unveiling five-year report that uncovers lessons for protecting infants

Sharon Hayes and newborn daughter Jillian
Pregnancy & Childbirth

Nurse Home Visits Help Moms and Newborns

Family Connects program aims to improve infant, maternal health

Gummy bears infused with cannabis
Children鈥檚 Health

More Children Ingesting Cannabis Edibles

Toddlers鈥� exposure soars as legal access grows, study finds

Liver and hepatitis
Children鈥檚 Health

Hepatitis and Adenovirus: What Parents Should Know

Physicians are investigating recent cases of liver inflammation in children

A Rush physician plays Connect 4 with a Rush pediatric patient
Children鈥檚 Health

Pediatric Welcome Questionnaires Provide Key Connections

Rush pediatricians launch project to complete key screening in advance using MyChart and technology tools

MIS-C in children
COVID-19

Children Can Suffer Severe Illness After COVID-19

COVID-19 surge could lead to more multisystem inflammatory syndrome cases in children