Amazingly Realistic Doll Allows Neonatal Staff to Simulate Infant Emergencies
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego is among the first children's hospitals in the nation to purchase a "SimBaby", an amazingly realistic doll that breathes, cries,...
View ArticlePatch Worn on Skin Could Provide Relief to Children with Peanut Allergies
National study could prove to be a breakthrough for peanut allergy sufferers.
View ArticleSurgeons Implant Magnetic Growing Rods in Groundbreaking Treatment for...
In a revolutionary treatment for early-onset scoliosis (EOS) -- the first ever in the United States -- a team of surgeons implanted adjustable growing rods in two children from California.
View ArticleEducating Children and Parents Key to Preventing Dog Bites
Dog bite prevention begins with the understanding that dogs do not bite "out of the blue." People can learn to recognize potentially dangerous situations.
View ArticlePreventing Skin Cancer in Children Begins with the Right Sunscreen
While most parents are aware that applying sunscreen to their children is important, many go wrong by not taking the time to choose the most effective sunscreen, or they don't understand the...
View ArticleStudy Finds Acupuncture Effective in Treating Pain after Tonsillectomy Surgery
Children had long been prescribed codeine for pain relief after having surgery to remove their tonsils -- until the FDA banned use of the drug in February. Now a new study finds that acupuncture can be...
View ArticleChadwick Center Conference Draws World Experts in Child Abuse and Family...
A global forum for presentations and discussions by experts on child abuse and family violence is underway in San Diego.
View ArticleFuturistic Robots Allow Rady Children's Doctors to Examine Patients from...
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego is deploying a fleet of telemedicine robots to improve efficiency and patient care.
View ArticleRady Children's to Establish Pediatric Genomics and Systems Medicine Institute
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego has taken a major step forward in the research of childhood diseases with the establishment of the Rady Pediatric Genomics and Systems Medicine Institute.
View ArticleRady Children's Doctors Perform Hospital's First Pediatric Heart Transplant
In an historic first for Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, a team of surgeons successfully implanted a heart in 11-year-old Eric Montano from San Diego.
View Article17-Month-Old Girl From Hawaii Receives New Heart
In the second pediatric heart transplant in Rady Children's history, a team of surgeons successfully implanted a heart in 17-month-old Jahaziel Faualo from Oahu, Hawaii.
View ArticleRady Genomics Institute Launches First Initiative: Sequencing Genomes of...
In a first step towards realizing the future of personalized pediatric medicine, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego has begun whole genome sequencing of San Diego County children born with birth...
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