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Materia Awarded ADA Nutrition and Diabetes Postdoctoral Fellowship To Better Understand African Americans’ Adoption of Mobile Health Methods To Prevent T2D
Frank T. Materia, PhD, Post Doctoral Research Scholar, Health Services and Outcomes Research, was awarded a 3-year $195,396 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the American Diabetes Association, as well as a...
Rumination Disorder: Bobbi’s Story
Meet Bobbi Just try keeping up with Bobbi Horr. The junior at Holton High School, Holton, Kan., is on the school’s spirit squad, in band, plays volleyball, runs track, takes dance and gymnastics, and works...
Biostatistics and Epidemiology Core Director Named
Vince Staggs, PhD, has been named as the first Director of the Children’s Mercy Research Institute Biostatistics and Epidemiology Core.
Pectus Carinatum: Rogan’s Story
An innovative bracing system – combined with a committed patient and family and a dedicated treatment team – helped achieve full correction of one teen’s pectus carinatum in just one month.
Hypersensation of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Amarissa’s Story
Meet Amarissa Ice cream, popsicles, pepperoni pizza and fish sticks are just a few of 4 ½-year-old Amarissa Hampton’s favorite foods. But until just a few months ago, the tiny girl with the wispy light...
Dr. Rachel Segal Receives Grant To Study Effectiveness of Home Visiting Programs
Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Dr. Rachel Segal Receives Grant To Study Effectiveness of Home Visiting Programs Rachel Segal, MD, Pediatric Fellow, received a 2-year...
Crohn's Disease: Leah's Story
Leah Steinacker was a busy, active high school senior when sudden, severe stomach pain landed her in the hospital at Children’s Mercy. Her experience receiving care for Crohn's disease inspired her...
Torn ACL and Meniscus: Berlin’s Story
Meet Berlin At 14 years old, Berlin Butler-Swanger has played soccer since she was 7 years old, half her life. “I play forward for the Kansas City Athletics 2006 Elite Club National League (ECNL) team,”
It’s more than duck-duck-goose: how to encourage active play in preschoolers
We know staying active has so many benefits on your health and happiness. There are lots of ways to help lay the groundwork at an early age that will help encourage kids to stay active later in life. And...
Ways to beat the dreaded summer boredom
Summer is finally here! We love the sunny days and the freedom a school break can bring. Here are some ways to keep kids active this summer, before they even have the chance to say, “I’m bored.”
Dr. Robin Shook Receives Grant from The Kansas City Royals Foundation to Create a Central Repository for Youth Physical Activity
The project’s aim is to create a free, public facing, searchable central repository of youth physical activity programs in the Kansas City region. This comprehensive database will be available to all...
Saneea’s Story
Meet Saneea From the moment Saneea Bevley tore her ACL on April 26, 2019, she had just one goal—get back on the basketball court. After all, basketball is life for this talented 16-year-old who plays point...
Dr. Mark Hoffman a co-PI on Study that Uses De-Identified Data to Research Health Effects of Climate Change
The project, “Using massive, multi-regional EHR data to estimate the impacts of climate change on fungal disease epidemiology in the U.S.,” will investigate the health effects of climate change on fungal...
Drs. Nedved, El Feghaly Use Grant to Study Drivers of Health Inequity in Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Infections in Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics
The team’s collaborative is using QI methodology to identify primary drivers of health equity in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and develop, implement, and study the effect of interventions to narrow the...
Organic, dairy-free and vegetarian diets explained in under 180 characters
You’ve probably seen the new options for your morning coffee – oat milk, almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk, cashew milk and the list goes on. Meanwhile, conversations about organic and non-organic food...
Headaches and kids: what parents need to know
It’s back to school time, which can add a lot of excitement and stress to life. If your kid experiences frequent headaches, you are not alone. More than 40,000 kids in the Kansas City metro suffer from...
Dr. Jonathan Wagner Receives Grant to Study Ways to Improve Drug Dosing and Outcomes for Patients with Fontan Associated Liver Disease
This study focuses on children who have had the Fontan procedure. These are children with severe heart disease with only one functional ventricle.
Celiac Disease at Children's Mercy
Learn about treatment for celiac disease at Children's Mercy Kansas City, ranked among the best gastroenterology programs in the nation.
Kindness during unmasking
We have all been through a rough time these past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. When you look at everything that has happened, and everything that has changed, there is no doubt that COVID-19 has left...
Dr. Kevin Latz Receives Grant to Collaboratively Streamline Access to Pediatric ACL Care
Dr. Latz’s project, “Decreasing Delays in Pediatric ACL Care,” will develop a set of feasible, collaborative initiatives that improve access to pediatric ACL care.