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Jan 06, 2021, 11:29 ET Texas Children's Hospital celebrates a decade of neurological research with the 10th anniversary of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute

Last month, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine...

May 20, 2020, 08:30 ET One of the fastest-growing cities in America gets one of the nation's leading children's hospitals

Texas Children's Hospital, the only nationally ranked hospital in Texas – tied for #3 as the best pediatric hospital in the country by U.S. News &...

Jan 28, 2020, 11:30 ET Texas Children's Hospital joins U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee's National Medical Network, endows USOPC Tech and Innovation Fund

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced the addition of Texas Children's Hospital to the USOPC National Medical Network....

Jan 13, 2020, 10:55 ET Texas Children's Pediatrics Lone Star Pediatrics is network's newest location in Austin

Texas Children's Pediatrics (TCP), the nation's largest pediatric primary care network, today announced its sixth location in Austin, Texas. TCP Lone ...

Dec 10, 2019, 08:00 ET Texas Children's Hospital purchases land in Austin

Today, Texas Children's Hospital closed on the purchase of two plots of land in Austin – Presidio to the north and Estancia to the south. This...

Nov 11, 2019, 09:00 ET Texas Children's Pediatrics JoAnne Wise Edoka, MD opens as network's newest pediatric practice in Austin

Texas Children's Pediatrics (TCP), the nation's largest pediatric primary care network, is excited to announce its fifth location in Austin, Texas....

Sep 16, 2019, 09:00 ET Texas Children's Pediatrics announces new location in Austin

The nation's largest pediatric primary care network is excited to announce its newest location in Austin, Texas. Texas Children's Pediatrics (TCP)...

Jun 28, 2017, 08:00 ET Texas Children's Hospital ranks #1 nationally in cardiology and heart surgery among nation's best pediatric institutions by U.S. News & World Report

Texas Children's Hospital is proud to announce it ranks as the best place for children to receive cardiology and heart surgery care in the nation by...

Jun 27, 2017, 08:00 ET Texas Children's Hospital ranks 4th nationally among all children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

Texas Children's Hospital continues to earn national recognition as a leader in pediatric health care, ranking fourth among the nearly 200 pediatric...

Jun 01, 2017, 10:46 ET Texas Children's Hospital extends expert pediatric and maternal care to Austin

Today, Texas Children's Hospital announced plans to expand their expert pediatric and maternal care services into Austin, Texas. The organization...

Apr 06, 2017, 11:56 ET Texas Children's Hospital first in state designated as level IV neonatal intensive care unit by Texas Department of State Health Services

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Texas Children's Hospital is the first to be designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services...

Jul 25, 2016, 10:22 ET Texas Children's Pavilion for Women announces first-in-Texas Zika clinic

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, one of the nation's premier facilities for women's, fetal and newborn health, is excited to announce a...

Jun 23, 2016, 09:00 ET Texas Children's Hospital ranks #2 nationally in cancer among nation's best pediatric institutions by U.S. News & World Report

Texas Children's Hospital has again been recognized as a national leader in cancer among pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, with Texas...

Jun 22, 2016, 09:00 ET Texas Children's Hospital ranks #1 nationally in pulmonology among nation's best pediatric institutions by U.S. News & World Report

Texas Children's Hospital is excited to announce it ranks as the best place for children to receive pulmonary care in the nation by U.S. News & World ...

Jun 21, 2016, 08:18 ET Texas Children's Hospital ranks 4th nationally among all children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

Texas Children's Hospital again ranks fourth among the approximately 180 pediatric centers surveyed by U.S. News & World Report in their 2016-17...

Jun 09, 2016, 05:45 ET Zoghbi to receive The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine for 2016

On May 31, The Shaw Prize Foundation in Hong Kong awarded the 2016 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine to pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Huda Y....

Jun 09, 2016, 02:14 ET Zika 101: Tips from Texas Children's

With all of the coverage in the news about the Zika virus lately, it is understandable that parents have questions such as what is Zika, should an...

May 16, 2016, 09:00 ET Texas Children's Hospital earns American College of Surgeons Level 1 Children's Surgery Center Verification

Texas Children's Hospital is proud to announce the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has verified the hospital as a Level 1 Children's Surgery...

Feb 23, 2016, 07:00 ET First rapid detection Zika test now available through collaboration with Texas Children's Hospital and Houston Methodist Hospital

Collaboration between two Texas Medical Center institutions has resulted in today's release of the country's first hospital-based rapid tests for the ...

Feb 17, 2016, 03:15 ET Mata twins celebrate one year after their historic separation

A year ago today, we faced one of the most challenging surgical cases many of us had seen in our careers: the separation of then 10-month-old...

Dec 17, 2015, 08:43 ET L.E. Simmons Chair in Orthopedics awarded to Dr. John Dormans

Texas Children's Hospital is excited to announce the recipient of the L.E. Simmons Chair in Orthopedics, Dr. John Dormans, chief of orthopedics at...

Nov 06, 2015, 10:05 ET Largest study on teen weight-loss surgery demonstrates reversal of type 2 diabetes and significant weight loss

The results of the largest in-depth study of its kind on teen weight-loss surgery was published today in The New England Journal of Medicine to...

Sep 21, 2015, 09:00 ET Texas Children's Heart Center performs two live cases at the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium

Today, Texas Children's Heart Center physicians will perform two live cases during the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium. The...

Jul 28, 2015, 03:44 ET Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development awarded grant to develop therapeutic vaccine for Chagas disease

The Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, also known as the Sabin product development partnership...

Jul 02, 2015, 11:16 ET Garth Brooks unveils Child Life Zone at Texas Children's Hospital

Garth Brooks was on-site to celebrate the grand opening of the newly renovated and expanded Child Life Zone at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston,...