Patient Stories, News, Announcements and more from Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Full Circle
A young nurse who overcame leukemia as a patient at All Children's is now back on the hospital' oncology unit, caring for kids who are fighting similar battles.
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Dr. Amankwah Returns
Ernest Amankwah, Ph.D., Joins Johns Hopkins All Children's as Associate Director for Quantitative and Population Health Sciences in the Institute for Clinical & Translational Research and Co-Director of Data Coordinating Center for Pediatric Multicenter Studies
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Sickle Cell Disease: Za’Riah’s Story
At about age 2, Za'Riah was referred to the sickle cell program at Johns Hopkins All Children's, one of the largest such programs on Florida's west coast, now 10, Za'Riah has been receiving care for eight years.
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Valentina Brings Sunny Disposition to Her Cancer Care
Meet 8-year-old Valentina, from Guatemala, who began having fevers and was suffering from low blood counts, doctors in her native country were stumped. Lucky for Valentina, her aunt happens to live in Florida and knew about Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
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How Amoura’s Sickle Cell Disease Inspires Her Mother
Amoura, who turned 6 in August, was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center through a routine "heel stick" blood test given to newborns.
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Johns Hopkins All Children’s Names new VP of Government Affairs and Chief of Staff
David Bilardello, M.B.A., has three decades of leadership experience with large health care systems and has focused exclusively on government relations and public policy for the past 15 years.
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Medical Professionals and Patient Families Collaborate to Improve Survival Rates for Infants with Tracheostomies
Preterm babies with the most severe forms of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) may require long term mechanical ventilation and for that a tracheostomy is necessary and unfortunately the mortality rates among these complex and vulnerable patients is high.
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Meet Kai: A Texas Twin Born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Kai arrived weighing a tiny 3 pounds, 14 ounces. Just a little over 12 hours after she was born, she was set to have her CDH repair surgery.
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Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute Receives $15M Endowment
The Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute, recently ranked #46 in the nation in the U.S. News and World Report pediatric hospital rankings for 2024-2025, receives $15 million endowment.
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Nagy Lab Explores How Macrophages Organize Repair Response
Led by Laszlo Nagy, M.D., Ph.D., the Nagy Lab at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, spends considerable time seeking to understand a key component of that response.
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FEED Clinic Nourishes Lukas
Lukas was born on May 9 at 30-weeks gestation, weighing about 1.57 pounds (710 grams). With support from the Feeding Enhancement and Development Clinic Lukas was discharged after 106 days in the NICU.
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Myron Rolle’s Journey from Football to Brain Surgery
Dr. Rolle was a star from his early days, not only an exceptional athlete, but he was driven by his family to be successful in academics as well.
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Eating Disorders Among Kids are on the Rise
We have seen a large increase in eating disorders since the pandemic. Contributing factors include the isolation and increased stress during the pandemic leading to maladaptive coping mechanisms, or unhealthy ways of dealing with stress.
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Johns Hopkins All Children’s Wins Patient Safety Honor
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital was named as a top children's hospital for patient safety and quality by The Leapfrog Group.