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Heart Conditions
Adjusting to Life After A Heart Transplant
30
Sep 2015
Adjusting to Life After A Heart Transplant
Why so many follow up tests, clinic visits, and proximity limitations are necessary for preventing rejection and complications after heart transplant.
Fitness and Nutrition
25
Sep 2015
Be Well Running Program: Patients Ready For First 5K
Six patients, some with cerebral palsy, will run their first 5K race after months of training with physical therapists, coaches and their running club.
Share Your Story
Lung Transplant: Beginning My Transformation
24
Sep 2015
Lung Transplant: Beginning My Transformation
A young adult patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) finds freedom and gets a second lease on life after a live-saving double lung transplant.
Rare and Complex Conditions
10 Tips for Parents of Kids with Chiari Malformation
23
Sep 2015
10 Tips for Parents of Kids with Chiari Malformation
Matthew had decompression surgery for Chiari malformation at age 4. Here, his mom offers tips on how to manage this challenging condition.
Fitness and Nutrition
Common Football Injury: Shoulder Separation
18
Sep 2015
Common Football Injury: Shoulder Separation
A fall onto or blow to the shoulder can result in a shoulder separation injury. Learn how to recognize one and when to seek medical evaluation for kids.
Child Development and Behavior
Adjusting to Something New: A Starting Place for Parents of Kids with Autism
16
Sep 2015
Adjusting to Something New: A Starting Place for Parents of Kids with Autism
Tips for parents to help their children overcome everyday challenges associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Rare and Complex Conditions
They’re at it Again: 700 Miles to Hope for HLH
15
Sep 2015
They’re at it Again: 700 Miles to Hope for HLH
Justin Akin and 20 other cyclists set off from Natchez, MS on Saturday riding 700 miles over 7 days to raise money and awareness for HLH.
Rare and Complex Conditions
HLH: What Five Years and 700 Miles Means to Me
11
Sep 2015
HLH: What Five Years and 700 Miles Means to Me
Sam Chamberlin talks about riding in the 700 Miles to Hope bike ride in honor of his daughter Maya, who is a five-year survivor of HLH.
Cincinnati Walks for Kids
Cincinnati Walks for Kids Impact Facts: Your Support Makes a Difference
10
Sep 2015
Cincinnati Walks for Kids Impact Facts: Your Support Makes a Difference
Cincinnati Walks for Kids allows community members be part of the hospital and give back to areas of the medical center that they are most passionate about.
Research and Discoveries
Schubert Research Clinic Now Open
09
Sep 2015
Schubert Research Clinic Now Open
The Schubert Research Clinic on the first floor of the Clinical Sciences Pavilion is now open to patients and families participating in clinical trials.
Rare and Complex Conditions
Maren and Liam – The Gift of Life: Organ Transplant Story Part III
03
Sep 2015
Maren and Liam – The Gift of Life: Organ Transplant Story Part III
Maren and Liam are both growing and thriving thanks to organ transplant and their organ donor. Their families are forever connected.
Rare and Complex Conditions
Liam and Maren’s Stories Connect: Organ Transplant Story Part II
02
Sep 2015
Liam and Maren’s Stories Connect: Organ Transplant Story Part II
Two families discover that their children both had an organ transplant on the same day, at the same hospital and with the same organ donor.
Rare and Complex Conditions
Liam’s Heart and Maren’s Liver: Organ Transplant Story – Part I
01
Sep 2015
Liam’s Heart and Maren’s Liver: Organ Transplant Story – Part I
Liam Sprague and Maren Foster both needed an organ transplant - a heart for Liam and a liver for Maren. Their parents share their stories. Part 1 of 3.
Rare and Complex Conditions
10 Things I’d Like Others to Know About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
28
Aug 2015
10 Things I’d Like Others to Know About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Because complex regional pain syndrome is an invisible illness, here are 10 things I'd like others to know about it.
Heart Conditions
Top Questions About Genetic Testing for Cardiomyopathy
27
Aug 2015
Top Questions About Genetic Testing for Cardiomyopathy
Find answers to the most common questions about cardiomyopathy and genetic testing.
Research and Discoveries
In Memory of Liam
21
Aug 2015
In Memory of Liam
Liam Nolen Bradley was born premature and developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a complication of his preterm birth.
Heart Conditions
Sharing Asia’s Heart Transplant Story Is Like Throwing A Pebble In The Water
20
Aug 2015
Sharing Asia’s Heart Transplant Story Is Like Throwing A Pebble In The Water
Asia hopes sharing her heart transplant story will help encourage others to consider organ donation. She had a transplant as a baby and is now thriving.
Pin of the Week
Pin of the Week | First Day of School Photos
18
Aug 2015
Pin of the Week | First Day of School Photos
Whether your child is starting her first day of kindergarten or moving onto her senior year, the first day of school is usually mixed with a lot of different emotions and parents almost always want to commemorate it with photographs.If you’re looking to do something different to make those first-day-of-school photos extra special, here are the top four
Heart Conditions
One Year Post Open-Heart Surgery, Alexander Doing Well
14
Aug 2015
One Year Post Open-Heart Surgery, Alexander Doing Well
The Marshall's video, "Waiting for Alexander" featured their son's congenital heart disease diagnosis. A year later, he is indistinguishable from his peers.
Safety and Prevention
Flakka: What Parents Need to Know About This Synthetic Drug
13
Aug 2015
Flakka: What Parents Need to Know About This Synthetic Drug
The synthetic drug Flakka has the medical community particularly concerned for the following six reasons.
Cancer and Blood Diseases
Cancer-Fighting Cyclotron Arrives at Cincinnati Children’s Liberty Campus
10
Aug 2015
Cancer-Fighting Cyclotron Arrives at Cincinnati Children’s Liberty Campus
The last week in July marked a milestone in the construction of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/UC Health Proton Therapy Center at our Liberty Campus – the arrival and installation of the cyclotron – a type of particle accelerator and the heart of the cancer-fighting proton therapy technology.And while the giant piece of equipment
Technology
Find A Voice, Give A Voice: Elli Bennett’s Legacy
03
Aug 2015
Find A Voice, Give A Voice: Elli Bennett’s Legacy
Five more patients now have the technology they need to make their voices heard thanks, again, to the compassion and generosity of Joy and Scott Bennett.The Bennetts began funding assistive communication devices for children and adults in need shortly after their 8-year-old daughter, Elli, died on October 19, 2008. Elli had cerebral palsy and was
Hospital Operations
Liberty Campus – Now a Full-Service Hospital
31
Jul 2015
Liberty Campus – Now a Full-Service Hospital
The first stage of our Liberty Campus expansion is complete and today we will celebrate and cut the ribbon on the gorgeous new space.With this expansion, Liberty Campus is now a full-service hospital.It features a 42-bed inpatient unit on the new fourth floor, an expanded inpatient pharmacy, separate outpatient pharmacy, blood bank, full-service cafeteria, family
Child Development and Behavior
Connor and Country Music: Raising Awareness for Tourette Syndrome
30
Jul 2015
Connor and Country Music: Raising Awareness for Tourette Syndrome
Country music is like medicine to my 9-year-old son. Sometimes when he’s having a bad day or if he’s been bullied, he’ll come home and listen to the music on his tablet all afternoon just to feel better.Connor was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when he was 7 years old. We noticed Connor’s tics about two

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