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State of the Art Pediatrics: Navigating a National Shortage of Stimulants

Column Author: Hannah Wolf, APRN, CPNP-PC Jamie Neal Lewis, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC Column Author: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City...

The Link - September 2024

Our September issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - September 2024 2024 Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines Update Read the full article...

Gift Planning Council Additional Resources

Here you will find additional resources for the Gift Planning Council, including a link to donate to the Donald H. Chisolm Gift Planning Council Endowed Children’s Hope Fund.

Wise Use of Antibiotics: Shifting From Stewardship to Sustainability

Column Author: Annie Wirtz, PharmD, BCPPS Column Editor: Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI | Director, Infectious Diseases Clinical Services; Director, Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program...

State of the Art Pediatrics: Navigating a National Shortage of Stimulants

Column Author: Hannah Wolf, APRN, CPNP-PC Jamie Neal Lewis, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC Column Author: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City...

State of the Art Pediatrics: Navigating a National Shortage of Stimulants

Column Author: Hannah Wolf, APRN, CPNP-PC Jamie Neal Lewis, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC Column Author: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City...

June's Story

Meet June   june-smiling   If you’ve ever tried to keep a toddler still when they just want to be on the move, you can imagine how parents Julianne and Cody felt when they learned their almost...

Evidence Based Strategies: Pediatric Headaches Giving You a Headache?

Column Author: Tess Schultz, DO | Pediatric Resident  Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program   Although headache in the...

Language Assistance Spanish

Children’s Mercy cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo. Si habla Español, tiene a su...

Remote Patient Monitoring

Youth in the United States collectively exhibit deterioration in glycemic control between the ages of 8 and 18, with small improvements beginning to show from ages 18 to 30. Evidence suggests that...

What constipation in kids looks like and what you can do

Did you know constipation in kids can look like a lot of other things? You may be surprised to learn constipation in kids is often underdiagnosed and the right diagnosis can help your child finally get...

Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions October 2021

As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...

Braedon’s story

High school athletes are no strangers to the pain and injury that can come with intense competition. But when 16-year-old Braedon had ongoing neck and shoulder pain that was so severe he couldn’t sleep at...

Sleep Medicine and Complex Conditions

Sleep problems are very common in children with many different types of medical conditions. The experienced pediatric sleep specialists at Children’s Mercy care for children in our Sleep Clinic and...

Elbow Fractures

Elbow fractures are very common in children. Fractures can involve any of the 3 bones in the elbow joint: the humerus (upper bone of the arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow), the radius (forearm...

Vaccine Update: Reducing the Ouch During Vaccination

Pediatric clinicians are committed to providing recommended vaccines to their patients. But vaccine hesitancy continues to be an obstacle to providing some or all recommended vaccines.

Surgical Site Infections

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are the second leading cause of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) in the U.S., accounting for 17 percent...

Colorectal Conditions and Treatments

The experts at the Comprehensive Colorectal Center provide care for all types of colorectal and pelvic floor disorders, and offer a wide variety of surgical treatments for your child.

GI Polyposis DBE: Toby's Story

Except for some unusual bluish pigmented spots around his mouth and lips, Toby Nguyen seemed like a healthy child until age 6. That was when the Warrensburg boy began experiencing excruciating stomach pain...