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Status Epilepticus: Initial Management

Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...

NICU to Now: Kaydee’s Story

Kaydee started her journey as a premature newborn, weighing only 1 pound and 6 ounces. She faced significant challenges, including severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and was transferred to our Level IV NICU...

Wise Use of Antibiotics: Top 6 Tips and Tricks for Treating Ticks

Column Author: Ann Wirtz, PharmD, BCPPS | Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy Column Author: Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI |

Cleft Palate and Hartsfield Syndrome: Hezekiah's Story

Eight-year-old Hezekiah is thriving despite his complex medical needs, thanks to the Cleft Lip and Palate team at Children's Mercy Kansas City.

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The Link - June 2024

Our June issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - June 2024 Evidence Based Strategies: Pediatric Headaches Giving You a Headache? Read the...

Visual Diagnosis: What's the Diagnosis?

Column Author & Editor: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship   Case 1: A 15-year-old male presents for evaluation of “zits.” He reports a one-year...

Vaccine Update: Staying Current with Hepatitis B Recommendations

Column Author: Maria A. Martinez MSN, MBA, RN, CPN Column Editor: Douglas S. Swanson, MD | Medical Director, Occupational Health   Globally, viral hepatitis infections result in 3,500 deaths...

End of Life

Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...

Wide World of Vaccines October 2021

I recently watched an episode of 20/20 featuring children who developed OCD, outbursts and tantrums, seizures, catatonia, and paranoia following a diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. Some of the...

Common Burn Treatment

A list of common burn treatments you can use to treat your child's burn.

Pediatric Bioethics in the Shadow of COVID Symposium

May 5, 2021 | The Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center will host a symposium to discuss the complex ethical issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Link Newsletter - February 2023

Our February issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. We want to hear from you! Do you have ideas, questions or suggestions for future articles in The...

By bus, by bike, by car...oh my! Get to school safely - no matter how you travel

School is back in session! Ensuring all kids make it to and from school safely is everyone’s responsibility. We recommend sitting down and speaking with your kids this back-to-school season to make sure...

Jack's Story

  Meet Jack  Jack with toy set Then and Now: Inside Jack’s Transplant Journey Jack with Warady In 2019, Inside Pediatrics featured Jack, a toddler whose kidneys were failing. Today, he’s a wide...

Nutrition for Heart Health

Avoiding added sugar for heart health Sugar not naturally found in food products, but added during processing and preparation. This does not include natural sugar found in fruits and milk. Decreasing...

Prospective Clinical Trials

Following are the prospective, randomized trials being conducted by the Center for Prospective Trials within the Department of Surgery at Children's Mercy Kansas City. All of the studies being...

Hypoplastic Thumb: Q&A with Dallin

Dallin's Thumb Dallin, an 8-year-old boy who was born with a hypoplastic thumb, had his index finger moved to create a better thumb when he was a toddler. This pollicization surgery provided him a...

Proton Therapy Reduces the Risk of Long-term Radiation Effects

The newest form of cancer treatment, proton therapy, delivers precisely focused radiation and decreases the likelihood of adverse effects.

Evidence-Based Management of Pediatric Obesity: Highlights of the New AAP Clinical Practice Guideline

The most up-to-date evidence to guide obesity screening, treatment and referral.