5/11/2012 3:22:21 PM
The Speech, Language, and Audiology Department at Children's Hospital provides evaluation, management and consultation for patients from birth to 21 years of age.
4/24/2012 12:16:30 PM
The 31st annual Sugarplum Ball, Voodoo Bayou Ball, was held Friday, March 16. Gregor Fox graciously opened his home to Children's Hospital and a sell-out crowd of 683 guests.
4/24/2012 11:59:49 AM
The 2011 Kids Fund Campaign raised $843,187 to help complete construction of two new surgery suites. The new operating rooms are furnished with state-of-the art equipment, affording surgeons the opportunity to perform more complex surgeries.
4/24/2012 11:52:13 AM
On Saturday, March 3, More than 400 fishermen in 202 boats participated in the 2nd annual Children's Hospital Bass Classic at Doiron's Landing in Stephensville, La., which raised nearly $70,000 to help fund ongoing operations of the hospital's emergency transport helicopter.
4/24/2012 11:16:32 AM
For the past 11 years, Ollie Green has had to worry about debilitating pain attacking his body at a moment's notice. But now, his pain has gone away forever. Ollie underwent a bone marrow transplant (BMT) on Feb. 24 in hopes of curing his sickle cell disease. It is the first time Children's Hospital performed a BMT from an unrelated donor for a sickle cell patient.
4/24/2012 10:57:14 AM
Social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, have become the preferred method of communication for all age groups. But while today's teens and 'tweens may be more media savvy than previous generations, their lack of maturity and life experience can quickly get them into trouble with these new social venues. Parents have a responsibility to ensure their child's online safety.
4/12/2012 12:16:14 PM
Tulane University's Phi Mu Sorority has entered the flavor "Miracle Swirl."
4/3/2012 10:44:00 AM
When the children of Louisiana and the northern Gulf Coast face life-threatening injuries and illnesses, they can count on Children's Hospital's state-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to meet their critical care needs. Located on the top floor of the hospital's west tower, the 9,456-square-foot PICU opened in May 2009.
2/13/2012 12:41:09 PM
Every parent of a young child has probably experienced that moment when your little one tests the limits of your patience. Perhaps you've asked your daughter to pick up her toys for the third time, and she's ignored you. Or maybe your son has snatched a toy (once again) from his crying toddler sister. What do you do?
2/1/2012 12:54:53 PM
First time hospital will perform a BMT from an unrelated donor for a sickle cell patient
1/19/2012 11:35:08 AM
The New Orleans Childrens Advocacy Center (NOCAC) received $4,700 as part of a $100,000 Wal-Mart Associates Choice foundation grant to The Childrens Advocacy Centers of Louisiana to help ensure child victims of sexual abuse receive quality services from their local CAC.
1/18/2012 1:08:37 PM
Seth Pincus, MD, director of The Research Institute at Children's Hospital and professor of pediatrics and Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology at LSUHSC, received a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
1/18/2012 1:00:49 PM
Lolie C. Yu, MD, division chief of the pediatric hematology-oncology program and director of the human stem cell transplant program at LSU Health Sciences Center and Children's Hospital, was awarded the 2010 Spirit Award, presented at the 10th Annual American Cancer Society Hope Gala.
1/18/2012 12:47:57 PM
Children's Hospital asked, and the community responded. Donors and runners raised $271,577 during the third annual Jazz Half Marathon & 5K, which was telecast live on WDSU NewsChannel 6.
1/18/2012 9:56:48 AM
When neurologist Stephen Deputy is asked to show his identification, depending on which ID he displays, the accompanying photographs show very different phases of his life. On his LSU Health Sciences Center badge, circa 2007, he looks like a surfer with straight, long hair pulled back into a pony tail.
12/16/2010 10:14:10 AM
When one thinks of heart troubles and inserting stents, a 64-year-old-man comes to mind, not a five-year-old girl. But a stent inserted into her heart is exactly what possibly saved Haylie Carter from high blood pressure, stroke or an aneurysm.
