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White House releases ‘Make Our Children Healthy Again’ report

The White House Sept. 9 released its “Make Our Children Healthy Again” strategy report, created to address childhood chronic diseases.
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14 labor and delivery nurses experience their own baby boom

What started as a group of nurses and friends taking a photo during a shift change has turned into a viral social media moment — in the best way.
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Breakthrough algorithm from MUSC reduces hospitalization for the youngest sickle cell patients

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at the Medical University of South Carolina teamed up to create and test an algorithm for treating children with sickle cell disease who arrived at the ED with a fever. The algorithm helps providers better determine which kids should be admitted and who should go home for treatment with close follow-up from the hospital.
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Fred Hutch eases school return for kids facing cancer’s aftermath

For kids with cancer, challenges often don’t end when cancer ends. Returning to school can be uniquely difficult.
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Pediatric urologist at WVU Medicine Children’s innovates safer hypospadias surgery

Hypospadias, a birth defect that results in a baby boy’s urethra forming at the underside of the penis rather than the tip, is commonly corrected through a surgery performed six months to a year after birth.

Exploring Opportunities for Innovation in Rural Maternal Care

Every pregnant woman deserves access to high-quality maternal care — from conception through postpartum. Yet in parts of the country, some of that care is disappearing.

Postpartum Alert program boosts maternal safety

Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Neb., is striving to improve maternal health outcomes through the newly launched Postpartum Alert: A Life-Saving Maternal Safety Initiative.
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AHA Comments on RFI on Rural Maternal Labor and Delivery Costs

AHA responds to the Healthy Moms and Babies Act request for information on a low-volume payment adjustment for home health models for pregnant and postpartum women.

‘Let’s Go!’ initiative is decreasing childhood obesity in Maine

Launched nearly 20 years ago by MaineHealth and several community partners, Let’s Go! is a community engagement initiative designed to increase healthy eating and active living and decrease obesity.
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Caring for Our Kids: Children's Colorado Is Meeting the Needs of Medically Complex Patients

In today's new Caring for Our Kids episode, explore how Children's Hospital Colorado designed seamless care for medically complex kids and their families.