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Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions December 2021
As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...
Medical Imaging Team
Meet the Medical Imaging team at Children's Mercy.
Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
Research today leads to advanced treatment options for children who need transplant in the future. Children’s Mercy leads and participates in research to advance care for rare conditions through our Center...
Managing Your Health
Our goal is to help you learn the skills you need to manage your own health before you become an adult and transition to medical care outside of Children’s Mercy. The process will happen in small steps...
Pediatric Guides
Children’s Mercy specialists have developed guides on constipation, abnormal thyroid, abnormal menstrual patterns, short stature, pediatric obesity and antimicrobial stewardship.
All about strep throat
Along with all the other infectious diseases in our community right now, one we typically see in children is strep throat. Strep throat can feel awful and impact your energy and eating. Here’s what symptoms...
Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect
Pulmonary atresia is when no blood can go from the right ventricle into the lungs. Learn more about how our team provides compassionate and advanced treatments for young hearts.
What to Expect: Getting a Skin Graft
The child life specialists at Children's Mercy have created a guide to help your child prepare and understand what to expect when they come Children's Mercy for a skin graft.
Getting a Joint Injection or Joint Aspiration
Read the steps your child will take when getting a joint injection or aspiration at Children's Mercy.
EMS Heroes
Children’s Mercy recognizes and applauds the first responders who work with our patients every day. Read on to find out more about one of our EMS heroes. Ryan Koehler What's your name and current position?
Headphones: how loud is too loud?
Has your kid asked for $150 Airpods yet? I remember when headphones came free with the phone or tablet, but times have changed. Whichever headphones kids use, there is always one constant question…How loud...
Create a Memorial Page
Celebrate the life of your loved one and give back to help kids at Children's Mercy and beyond.
Healthy Home Principles and Assessment Practice for Health Educators and Community Workers
This two-day training course is ideal for community health workers and other health educators and home visitors. The training will help you understand the connection between health and housing, learn the...
State-of-the-Art Pediatrics February 2021
Elderberry – Is the Herbal Remedy Safe for Kids? Co-author: Emily J. Goodwin, MD, FAAP | Pediatrician | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics...
Creating a Community of Support: Advice for parents of kids with a new medical diagnosis
As parents, we plan and prepare for all kinds of things – shopping for baby gear, finding the right school, meal prep, you name it. But one thing most of us are totally unprepared for is how to handle an...
Anxiety and Depression Red Flags while Social Distancing
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us all to repeatedly hear the words – quarantine, isolation and social distancing. Although social distancing tactics show the highest rate of success against the...
Organic, dairy-free and vegetarian diets explained in under 180 characters
You’ve probably seen the new options for your morning coffee – oat milk, almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk, cashew milk and the list goes on. Meanwhile, conversations about organic and non-organic food...
Closed Reduction
Closed reduction, or resetting and restoring the bone alignment, is a procedure in which a trained member of the Orthopedic team will attempt to restore acceptable bone alignment without an incision or any...
Teaching kids about helping others
It’s that time of year… when our kids are making their lists and checking them twice. Full of wishes for the best new toy or the coolest new shoes. But it’s also the time of year when many parents begin to...
Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions January 2022
As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...