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“These Presents are Unbelievable!”

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A mother of a patient in the  University of Maryland Children’s Hospital said to her husband at the child’s bedside, “Honey, you’ve got to go down and see Snow Pile. These presents are unbelievable!” Imagine spending Christmas in the hospital with your sick child. Perhaps you are separated from your other children who are at home [...]

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Mandatory Pulse Oximetry Screening for Newborns Takes Effect in Maryland

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By Carissa M. Baker-Smith, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiologist, University of Maryland Children’s Heart Program A quick, painless and non-invasive test to determine the amount of oxygen in a newborn baby’s blood is a first step in screening infants for congenital heart defects. Beginning September 1, 2012, hospitals [...]

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A Mission to Ecuador for Pediatric Heart Surgeon

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By Meghan Scalea UMMC Communications Account Leader Sunjay Kaushal, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor at UM School of Medicine and director of pediatric cardiac surgery at UMMC, recently returned from a medical mission to Ecuador, where he performed life-saving heart surgeries on nearly 20 children who would have died without surgery.   Dr. Kaushal, a father [...]

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How to Raise a Veggie-Eating Kid

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By Faith Hicks, MS, RD, LD/N, CSP Senior Clinical Dietitian Editor’s Note: A version of this article appeared in The Baltimore Sun 03/07/12, in the Taste section and online. How is it that some kids will eat whatever is put in front of them, while others live on hot dogs and chicken nuggets and have [...]

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Snowpile: Santa Sets Up a Satellite Workshop at the UM Children’s Hospital

December 23, 2011

By Shannon Joslin, MS, CCLS Child Life Manager University of Maryland Children’s Hospital Being in the hospital at any time is a challenge, but especially so for young patients during the holidays.  Children miss their family, friends and their traditional holiday activities. Here at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital (UMCH), it’s a little easier [...]

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10 Healthy Lunch Tips: Add Punch to Your Kid’s Lunch!

Shanti Lewis November 22, 2011

Childhood obesity is a growing public health crisis among children and adolescents that has continued to rise every year.  To address this epidemic, the University of  Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sponsored  The Summit on Childhood Obesity  November 15-16, 2011, at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel.   The purpose of the University of [...]

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The Child Life Department Hosts a Back to School Carnival

September 13, 2011
Child Life Team Members

By Megan Kikola, M.S., CCLS Child Life Assistant If you happened to take the rotunda elevators to the Children’s Hospital on Friday, August 12, you would have been greeted by a wonderland of music, characters, and bright colors. A world where the pediatric patients were not focused on pokes, IV pumps and tears; but on [...]

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UMMC Employee’s Girl Scout Troop Reaches Out to Help Those Less Fortunate on Thanksgiving

December 17, 2010
Tanya Berry and Her Girl Scout Troop

By Tanya Berry Training Coordinator, Learning and Organizational Development This school year I became a Girl Scout (GS) Troop Leader in Harford County, MD to five amazing 11-year-old girls. When we first met, I asked them what it was they wanted to focus on this year. Without batting an eye, they all responded that they [...]

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Tricks to Avoid Calorie-Heavy Treats on Halloween

October 22, 2010
Amanda Tauber

By Amanda Tauber UMMC Nutritionist Editor’s Note: Amanda Tauber wrote this post on October 19, 2010 for Exercists, the Baltimore Sun’s health and fitness blog. This post, which has been edited, is reprinted with the permission of the Baltimore Sun. Halloween is one of those holidays where eating too many sweets is common. From the [...]

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Kami’s Jammies Brightens the Day for Thousands of Critically Ill Children

October 13, 2010
Debi Katzenberger

By Debi Katzenberger Casey Cares Foundation I am often approached with the question “How did Kami’s Jammies come about?” Attempting to answer this question, I have found that there is no one, simple answer. The idea manifested itself in small pieces over time, while working my way through the grieving process of losing a grandchild [...]

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