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Children鈥檚 Health

鈥楾ime Is Neurons:鈥� A Family鈥檚 Fight Against an Ultra-Rare Disease

Facing extreme obstacles, families with loved ones who have rare diseases are pushing for easier access to treatment and diagnosis

A young boy with a backpack smiles at the front of a line of children waiting to board a yellow school bus.
Children鈥檚 Health

Back-to-School Health Checklist

Your guide to a happy, healthy, stress-free back-to-school season

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD
Children鈥檚 Health

New Therapy May Restore Fragile X Protein in Human Cells

The new therapy offers hope for restoring a protein that is critical to brain function

Sharon Hayes and newborn daughter Jillian
Pregnancy & Childbirth

Nurse Home Visits Help Moms and Newborns

Family Connects program aims to improve infant, maternal health

Kalipada Pahan, PhD
Brain Health & Conditions

Encouraging Findings for Batten Disease Drug

Medication may limit progression of devastating neurodegenerative disease

Gummy bears infused with cannabis
Children鈥檚 Health

More Children Ingesting Cannabis Edibles

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

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD
Children鈥檚 Health

RUSH Receives $5 Million Gift to Advance Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD, will lead RUSH F.A.S.T. Center for Translational Research

Michael Chen, MD
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions

Twenty-Five Specialists at RUSH Named 鈥楾op Brain Doctors鈥�

Chicago magazine celebrates physicians as best in 'matters of the gray matter'

Father will sick child
Children鈥檚 Health

How Can I Tell if My Child Has RSV?

A Rush respiratory therapist on the signs parents should watch for 鈥� and when to get help

RSV
Children鈥檚 Health

Why Is RSV on the Rise in Kids?

A Rush pediatric infectious disease specialist explains how to protect your family against the 鈥渢riple threat鈥� of RSV, flu and COVID-19 this season