Health & Safety

Healthy Holidays
Shopping lists, social gatherings, traveling and tight schedules can all add up to a very intense season — and what is extreme for adults can be overwhelming for children. These resources offer a few tips to help make the holidays a little brighter and safer for the entire family.

Get the facts on Rotavirus
Ken Wible, MD, pediatrician, with Children's Mercy explains what rotavirus is and how to prevent it.

Defects Identified by CPSC Early Warning System Prompt Crib Warning to Parents
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to consider rulemaking to address crib defects.

Flu Shots
Learn why health officials recommend that healthy children as young as 6 months receive flu shots.

Children's cold medicines, are they safe?
Just in time for cold and flu season, there’s more news about children's over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. Let the experts at Children's Mercy help you treat your littlest patient safely.

Get the facts on BPA
The FDA recommends additional research to address the potential low dose effects of bisphenol A.

Headlines

Children's Mercy to Participate in Task Force on Best Practices for Pediatric Weight Management Programs
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is one of 16 hospitals chosen by The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) to participate in a task force to identify best practices of hospital-based clinical pediatric weight management programs.

Pediatric Environmental Health Unit Now Based at Children's Mercy
The Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (MAPEHSU), a program dedicated to providing expert clinical, consultative, education and referral services to improve children's environmental health, is now based at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics. This is one of only 11 such units located in the U.S., and this unit serves a four-state area which includes Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.

Children's Mercy named 2nd best place to work in Kansas City
The Kansas City Business Journal has named Children's Mercy #2 in its "Best Places to Work in Kansas City" among large employers

Dr. Stephen Spielberg to head CMH Center for Personalized Medicine
Stephen P. Spielberg, MD, PhD, formerly Dean and Vice President for Health Affairs at Dartmouth Medical School and one of the nation's best-known specialists in pediatric pharmacology, has joined the staff at Children's Mercy as Director of the new Center for Personalized Medicine and Therapeutic Innovation..

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