Inside Children's Blog

Meet Addison: fighting spirit, smiling face!

Betsy Walsh - Patient Family — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:02 +0000

I found out when I was about 20 weeks pregnant that Addison had a 2-vessel umbilical cord (SUA = single umbilical artery). All of the level 2 scans and high-risk doctors said she looked perfect, but we wouldn't know until after she was born.

A clinical geneticist applauds Angelina Jolie’s candor (Video)

Holly Pupino, Media Relations Specialist — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:45 +0000

Actress Angelina Jolie revealed May 13 in the New York Times that she quietly had a preventive double mastectomy after a genetic test showed she carries a mutation in the hereditary breast/ovarian cancer gene BRCA1.

Updates to sports concussion assessment tool now addresses children under 12

Dr. Joe Congeni - Director of Sports Medicine — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:06:29 +0000

Parents are constantly asking me how to evaluate kids on the sidelines for concussions. So, I want to share with our readers the most updated concussion assessment tool, the SCAT3.

Allergy season: The eyes have it (Video)

Mark Humphrey - Web Content Producer — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:45:35 +0000

April showers often bring more than May flowers for people affected by eye allergies.

The tooth about teething (Video)

Mark Humphrey - Web Content Producer — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:35:56 +0000

A child’s first teeth are an exciting milestone for parents and baby alike, although some kids will wait longer than others for their pearly whites to pop through.

Getting to know Dr. Ananth Murthy

Holly Pupino, Media Relations Specialist — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:47:22 +0000

Akron Children’s Hospital is fortunate to have such a smart, talented and compassionate pediatric plastic surgeon as Dr. Ananth Murthy. Dr. Murthy grew up in Stow, Ohio, and attended medical school at Northeast Ohio Medical University, but got a taste of big city life while doing his craniofacial surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital Boston and then moving onto practice at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC.

Batter up! The Diamond Classic for Kids is May 16

Nicole Winkleman, PR Intern — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:59 +0000

Each May, at the Diamond Classic for Kids, Kent State University and the University of Akron put their rivalry aside and come together for a good cause: the patients at Akron Children’s Hospital.

Understanding feeding problems in children

Holly Pupino, Media Relations Specialist — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:59:09 +0000

Looking back, Katina and Dionisios Stamos, of Poland, Ohio, worried almost from the start about their daughter's feeding. Maria wouldn't take the bottle and, when she did, made sounds like she was choking.

Kangaroo-a-thon encourages parents to use skin-to-skin contact with babies

Holly Pupino, Media Relations Specialist — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:50:21 +0000

This Wednesday, May 15, is International Kangaroo Care Awareness Month and, despite its name, it is not a day celebrated at zoos, but rather in neonatal intensive care units. Kangaroo care refers to the act of placing your newborn on your chest - skin to skin. It's good for you and it's good for baby.

Kangarooing quints

Amie Spicocchi - Patient Family — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:43:26 +0000

August 3, 2010 was a life changing day for our family. With the help of Dr. John Stewart, Akron General Medical Center and Akron Children's Hospital, my husband and I welcomed quintuplets into the world. Within two minutes we went from a family of four to a family of nine!