Fostering Diversity & Equity in Pediatric Cardiac Care
Dr. Carissa Baker Smith is a preventive and transplant cardiologist whose research includes a high concentration of work looking at the social determinants of health and working to mitigate health disparities for patients with congenital heart disease. She sat down with us when we took the podcast on the road to the 8th World Congress of Pediatric […]
Cultivating Health: The Can Grow Garden
As harvest season approaches, we’re checking in on the Can Grow Garden, part of the Nemours Estate in Wilmington, Delaware. This encore episode was originally recorded for the Champions for Children series. The Can Grow Garden is a collaboration between the Nemours Estate and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, to grow plants and provide a place for patient, […]
Reflections: Envisioning The Future
Hear about the development of the newest Nemours Children’s brand campaign, Reflections, which depicts the future of generations of children whose lives are positively impacted when social, cultural, and healthcare delivery barriers cease to exist. The campaign also serves as an invitation to every person and organization already on the journey to create the healthiest generations […]
Critical Reactions: Pediatric Anaphylaxis
Parents, grandparents, caregivers, what are your worries and concerns about allergic reactions like anaphylaxis? Let us know by leaving a voicemail at NemoursWellBeyond.org. While you’re there, check out our other episodes, subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review. Anaphylaxis is a word that sends shivers down the spines of parents, grandparents, and caregivers everywhere, and […]
Early Intervention Optimizes Hearing & Development
Thomas Babcock, MD, is a pediatric otolaryngologist — an ear, nose and throat specialist, commonly referred to by the acronym ENT. He joined Nemours Children’s Health, Pensacola in December 2022 with a specific task: rebuild a much-needed pediatric cochlear implant program to serve the needs of children throughout Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama. Dr. Babcock was born and […]
What’s Worrying Our Kids?
Kids worry, but should parents worry about it? A national survey released in April 2023 by Nemours® KidsHealth® and conducted by the Harris Poll indicates that more than one-third of children worry at least once a week and that the worrying only gets worse as they get older. As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, […]
Well-being and the Health Care Workforce
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has stated that burnout among health care workers has been at crisis levels since before the pandemic. Burnout is not limited to doctors or clinical providers — it can and does affect health care workers in non-clinical roles. Nemours Children’s started planting the seeds of burnout prevention and well-being promotion in […]
Genetic Medicine and Counseling for Kids
According to the American Society of Human Genetics, medical genetics is any application of genetic principles to medical practice. This includes studies of inheritance, mapping disease genes, diagnosis and treatment, and genetic counseling, all offered by Nemours Children’s Health. Carol Vassar, producer Guests:Karen Gripp, MD, Pediatrician, and Genetic Researcher, Nemours Children’s Hospital, DelawareLaura Baker, Genetic […]
