Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Recent News About Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Vitamin C-B1-Steroid Combo Linked to Lower Septic Shock Mortality in Kids
Treating septic shock in children with a combination of intravenous vitamin C, vitamin B1 and hydrocortisone (a commonly used steroid) is associated with lower mortality, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Study Answers When Moderate to Late Preterm Babies Go Home
For the first time, families can get a data-based estimate at the time of admission
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Michael Is Climbing 80 Flights At Aon Step Up for Kids, Presented by KPMG
“If Michael can climb 80 flights of stairs during treatment, how can you not be inspired? He helps us all to keep going and our team at Lurie Children’s keeps him going.”
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Scientists Map Structural Proteins Across an Ovary, Another Step Toward “Ink” Development for 3-D Printing a Bioprosthetic Ovary
For the first time, scientists identified and mapped the location of structural proteins in a pig ovary
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Lurie Children’s Receives up to $16 Million Award to Improve Care for Youth and Reduce Medicaid Costs
New model of integrated care is expected to improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs by addressing social factors that impact health, coordinating services, and reducing avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Child and Parent Health Tend to be Worse When a Child Has Special Health Care Needs
More than half of Chicago parents with children who have special health care needs reported having at least one child in worse health
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Too Few Hospitals Have Clinical Decision Support Tools to Calculate Nutrition for Critically Ill Infants
Most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium are unable to reliably and consistently monitor caloric intake delivered to critically ill infants at risk for growth failure, according to a study published in the Journal of Perinatology.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Gun Violence, Bullying and Poverty Again Named as Top Three Social Concerns for Youth by Chicago Parents
New this year – hunger made the top 10 list of social concerns for youth
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Choking Deaths in U.S. Children Drop by 75 Percent in Past 50 Years
Children’s deaths from choking on small objects dropped by 75 percent from 1968 to 2017, according to a report published in JAMA
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Lurie Children’s Hospital Awarded $7 Million to Study Treatments for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago was awarded $7 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to compare two approaches commonly used to treat pediatric anxiety disorders – cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alone and CBT combined with antidepressant medication.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Preemies Who Develop Chronic Lung Disease Had More Stem Cells at Birth
Discovery is a big step for efforts to prevent and treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Make Sure Lurie Children’s Is Included in Your 2020 Insurance Plan
Whether it’s a routine check-up or a serious health issue, your child deserves access to the top pediatric care in Illinois.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Even the Fetus Has Gut Bacteria, Study Shows
Findings point to potential to improve preemie growth and immune system during high risk pregnancy
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Painless Tape Strips Used to Detect Molecular Changes in Skin of Children with Eczema
In a study using non-invasive tape strips in young children with eczema (or atopic dermatitis), researchers found many molecular signs of immune dysfunction and skin changes that relate to disease activity.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Study Assesses Asthma Treatment Options in African American Children and Adults
A new study of African Americans with poorly controlled asthma, found differences in patients’ responses to commonly used treatments
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Recognizing the Signs of Sepsis in Children
Sepsis is a serious, life-threatening condition. Sepsis can occur in any child but it’s more likely to present in children who are currently experiencing an infection or an open wound, in the hospital, have undergone a recent surgery or have an already weakened immune system.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Chicago Adults Identify the Top Health Problems for Youth in the City
Stress, drug abuse, and depression were viewed as the top health problems for Chicago youth by adults in the city.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Step Up for Kids, presented by KPMG
Who is ready to climb the second tallest building in Chicago? You are!
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Young Adults Exposed to Incarceration as Children Have Higher Odds of Future Depression, PTSD
Young adults with childhood history of both parental incarceration and juvenile justice involvement were nearly three times more likely to have depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to peers without any experience with the criminal justice system, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: When Parents Lack Health Insurance, Kids’ Health Suffers
Children’s health was linked with parent insurance status, as well as with the overall physical and mental health of the parent, according to results of a new survey released by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).