Children's Health
Learn about the ways Duke pediatric specialists use medical and surgical advances to treat children of all ages. Read the stories of brave children being treated for a range of conditions from common injuries to rare diseases.
A Flu Vaccine Protects Mom, Fetus, and Infant
If you’re pregnant or plan to be, it’s important to get a flu vaccine every fall. According to Duke perinatologist Geeta Swamy, MD, the annual immunization off ...
Teen Plans for Future After Vertebral Body Tethering Corrects Scoliosis
Ausley Rudd was diagnosed with scoliosis as a child. The condition worsened as she grew until surgery was needed to stop her spine’s worsening curvature. Rathe ...
Why Seeing a Sports Medicine Primary Care Physician Is Important for Young Athletes
If your child experiences sport-related pain or injury, an appointment with a sports medicine primary care physician may be the best option for getting them ba ...
Early Hearing Aid Helps Toddler Meet Communication Milestones
Holly VanHorn was surprised to learn her newborn daughter Nessa needed a hearing aid. As an audiologist at Duke Health, VanHorn has been helping kids with hear ...
Duke Children’s Hospital Is Ranked No. 1 in North Carolina
Duke Children’s is ranked among the top 50 children's hospitals nationally in 10 specialties by U.S. News & World Report and retained its position at No. 1 in ...
Epilepsy Surgery in Infancy Allows Toddler to Walk, Talk, and More
Seven-month-old Lily Twiddy was having up to 30 seizures a day despite taking six different epilepsy medications. Doctors worried that continued seizures could ...
Duke Health Offers Saturday Morning Sports Injury Clinics
Athletes who experience a sports injury, sprain, strain, or bone fracture on the field can be seen quickly at Duke Health’s Saturday Morning Sports Injury Clin ...
Boy Is Seizure-Free after Complex Epilepsy Surgery
Nathaniel Clauss was diagnosed with epilepsy at age eight, after a seizure caused him to fall at his school in Washington, D.C. Despite starting multiple medic ...
Does My Child Need an ENT?
Constant runny nose? A cough that lasts all winter? Another ear infection? Parents of young kids know all too well that kids get sick…a lot. But where’s the li ...
Sports Physicals for Teen Athletes
Does your child need a sports physical? If they plan to work out with their high school team this fall, participate in a fall sport, or try out for a sport any ...
Less Invasive Technique Shortens Recovery for Pulmonary Valve Replacement Surgery
An innovative surgical technique is changing the game for kids and adults with a congenital heart defect that often requires several major surgeries. Compared ...
Duke Clinic Provides Development, Feeding Support to Children with Complex Heart Defects
After undergoing heart surgery, four-month-old Izabel Westmoreland-Liao struggled to eat, even with a supplemental feeding tube. Nothing her parents tried work ...