Swallowing is one of the most obvious functions the epiglottis serves because it covers the airway, or larynx, when you eat and drink. When you swallow, the muscles in your throat respond by pulling ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that four pediatric hospitals in Florida, including Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, will each receive $7.5 million in state funding ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, which includes inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. However, common ...

About The Study: In contrast to earlier studies, this meta-analysis found significantly higher treatment failure and major complication rates within a year with nonoperative management among children ...

On a fall evening in 1983 I was an intern working a shift at the Middlesex Hospital emergency room in Middletown Conn. when two anxious parents brought their 3-year-old into the ER — he was having ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There’s a long running program for the families of pediatric cancer patients that doesn’t get much attention. It’s called “Helping Hands.” It provides Wegmans gift cards to ...

Hormones are chemicals within the body that dictate how other parts of the body function. For example, certain hormones produced in the brain of a child determine the child’s growth, puberty, and ...

A 4-year-old boy developed sore throat and fever over the course of a day. By evening his temperature was 40°C, and he had developed low pitched inspiratory stridor. On arrival at the emergency room ...

Pediatric orthopedics is a branch of medicine devoted to treating children’s joints, muscles, and bones. A pediatric orthopedist is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of those areas in children ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections this week. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing upper ...

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - The Florida Panthers teamed up off the ice to give art from the heart to a South Florida hospital. The Stanley Cup champs on Wednesday partnered with pop artist Jozza and the ...

Ocugen, Inc. announced that the U.S. FDA has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to its treatment OCU410ST for ABCA4-associated retinopathies, including Stargardt disease. This follows prior ...