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Feb 07, 2022, 11:00 ET Many Children Still Exposed to Tobacco Smoke Pollution Even in 'Smoke-Free' Homes

The person who smoked a pack a day may have moved out years ago, but the toxic substances left behind stuck around. And to this day, the particles...

Jan 21, 2022, 14:00 ET Potential Approach Emerges to Treat Autoimmunity and Prevent Serious Side Effects of Cancer Immune Therapies

Whether it's children coping with rare autoimmune diseases or cancer patients seeking out promising new immune therapies, more people are learning...

Jan 18, 2022, 11:00 ET Early-Stage Study Suggests a Potential Approach to Preventing the Development of AML

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a form of blood and bone marrow cancer that strikes about 20,000 people in the U.S. a year. Symptoms can appear...

Dec 02, 2021, 09:30 ET Cincinnati Children's teams with CTI on joint venture

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the research service provider CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting Services have agreed to form a...

Dec 01, 2021, 11:00 ET New Assembly Approach Generates Most Complex Stomach Organoids to Date

In a significant step forward in regenerative medicine, scientists at Cincinnati Children's report success at developing a stomach organoid so...

Nov 08, 2021, 10:13 ET $10M Investment from Cincinnati Children's Launches Ambitious Mental Health Mission

Imagine a day when a mental health expert could take a look at data about a classroom of first graders and identify who is at risk for suicidal...

Nov 05, 2021, 08:31 ET Cincinnati Children's names next COO

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center announced Nov. 5 that Evaline Alessandrini, MD, will be the next chief operating officer of the...

Nov 03, 2021, 06:00 ET Heart Tissue in a Dish Reveals New Links Between Neurodegeneration and Heart Disease

One of the leading reasons why children and adults need heart transplants is a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Some cases of heart...

Oct 04, 2021, 12:15 ET Cincinnati Children's names next CEO

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center announced Oct. 4 that chief operating officer Steve Davis, MD, will succeed Michael Fisher as president ...

Sep 30, 2021, 13:51 ET Two Studies Help Clarify Why Hospital Re-Admission Rates for Black Children Occur

Health care and policy experts have known for years that significant outcome gaps persist between populations that self-identify as Black or White....
Cincinnati Children's Celebrates New Critical Care Building

Sep 27, 2021, 15:34 ET Cincinnati Children's Celebrates New Critical Care Building

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is celebrating the completion of a new Critical Care Building, a $600 million investment that involved...

Jun 24, 2021, 07:57 ET Cardiac Atrophy Findings May Set Course for Preventing Harm from Long Space Flights

In many situations, heart muscle cells do not respond to external stresses in the same ways that skeletal muscle cells do. But under some conditions, ...

Jun 15, 2021, 00:15 ET Cincinnati Children's Among the Best For 11th Year in a Row In U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals Rankings

For the 11th year in a row, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center made the Honor Roll and was in the top five in the nation among all...
Study Shows Combination of Early Reading Programs Provides Skills Needed for Kindergarten Readiness

Jun 03, 2021, 08:00 ET Study Shows Combination of Early Reading Programs Provides Skills Needed for Kindergarten Readiness

A study published in the journal Pediatrics shows the combination of two early reading programs had positive effects on preschool students entering...

May 18, 2021, 11:59 ET Study reveals potential new way to burn fat faster

Over the years, research has shown that obesity and the immune system can reciprocally play havoc with human health. But in a new study, scientists...
Cincinnati Children's Breaks Ground on New Behavioral Health Facility

May 07, 2021, 06:00 ET Cincinnati Children's Breaks Ground on New Behavioral Health Facility

As the mental health crisis continues to grow in the region and across the nation, Cincinnati Children's is addressing the need for a continuum of...
Cincinnati Children's Helps Teen Ballerina Dance Again

May 04, 2021, 11:35 ET Cincinnati Children's Helps Teen Ballerina Dance Again

It's been one step at a time for Farah Willenbrock, 17, of Champaign, Illinois. Last summer, the once avid ballet dancer could barely walk. A...

Apr 28, 2021, 08:00 ET Cincinnati Children's Reaches New Milestone for Improving Outcomes in Babies with Spina Bifida

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center recently completed 100 prenatal surgical repairs to help improve the outcomes for babies with spina...
Michael Fisher to retire as CEO of Cincinnati Children's

Apr 20, 2021, 15:40 ET Michael Fisher to retire as CEO of Cincinnati Children's

Michael Fisher, president and CEO of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, announced today he intends to retire after leading the health...

Mar 30, 2021, 11:16 ET Cincinnati Children's Develops Model to Help Identify Risk Factors for Reading Difficulties in Children before Kindergarten

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have developed a new framework for different factors influencing how a child's brain is...

Mar 22, 2021, 09:00 ET 5 Most Significant Discoveries of FY2020 from Cincinnati Children's

Fueled by more than $240 million in external grants and $26 million in philanthropic support for science, research teams at Cincinnati Children's...

Mar 16, 2021, 09:00 ET Cincinnati Children's launches Vaccine Resources site to share facts, answer questions, and bust myths

Cincinnati Children's has launched a Vaccine Resources website, which was designed to help families make the best choices about protecting kids...

Mar 12, 2021, 15:06 ET 'Massively Parallel' Gene Screening Tool Can Accelerate Research for Nearly Any Disease

Ever since the discovery of DNA, scientists have raced to understand which tiny variations among the 3 billion base pairs within the human genome are ...
Cincinnati Children's Uses New Device to Help Critically Ill Infants with Kidney Failure

Feb 18, 2021, 08:00 ET Cincinnati Children's Uses New Device to Help Critically Ill Infants with Kidney Failure

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has begun treating critically ill infants in renal failure with a new device designed to improve the...

Feb 04, 2021, 07:36 ET Study Shows Book Developed at Cincinnati Children's Helps Identify Risks of Reading Difficulties in Preschool-Age Kids

A study published in the journal Pediatrics expands validation evidence for a new screening tool that directly engages preschool-age children during...