Children's Health
Learn about the ways Duke pediatric specialists use medical and surgical advances to treat children of all ages. Read the stories of brave children being treated for a range of conditions from common injuries to rare diseases.
Child with a Rare Genetic Disorder Is Full of Spunk After a Kidney Transplant at Duke
A few weeks before Gunner Hart was born, his parents learned that he had a rare genetic disease that could cause irreparable damage to his kidneys, liver, and ...
Treating Sports Injuries in Children: What Parents Need to Know
Duke orthopaedic surgeon Kendall Bradley, MD, treats sports injuries in children and adolescents. In this Q&A she offers helpful information for parents lookin ...
Kidney Transplant Gives Child with Chronic Kidney Disease a Normal Childhood
Born with just one, poorly functioning kidney, Abrielle Barber faced significant challenges in her first five years of life, including getting nutrition from a ...
Growth Plates: What You Need to Know
What are growth plates and why are they so important? Here's what you need to know.
A Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Cures Boy with Rare Genetic Disease
Sebastian Sancho seemed perfectly healthy when he was born in the spring of 2012. Within two months, however, he was diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disea ...
Liver Transplant Saves Baby with a Rare Disorder
Children younger than age one rarely have liver transplant surgery, which can be especially complex and risky in infants. But the parents of four-month-old Noa ...
Partial Artificial Heart Helps Young Boy Thrive While Waiting for Heart Transplant
Ja’Kye Mason was born with a heart defect that put his life at risk. Medications and several surgeries weren’t enough to keep Ja’Kye’s heart healthy. At only 9 ...
When Is Puberty too Early?
Parents may wonder whether their child is moving into puberty too early. Many factors can cause your child’s body to mature faster than others, but Dr. Robert ...
Nasoalveolar Molding Corrects Cleft Lip and Palate with Fewer Surgeries
If your child is born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, a customized orthopaedic device called nasoalveolar molding (NAM) can help correct your child’s cleft. ...
Repairing Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate with Fewer Surgeries
When Jack Stroud was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate, his parents were prepared. Their son’s birth defect was detected during a pregnancy ultrasound, wh ...
Life After Adolescent Weight Loss Surgery
As a child, Faith Newsome of Sanford, NC, struggled with feeling different from her peers because of her weight. By the time she was 15, she weighed 273 pounds ...
Young Boy with Moebius Syndrome Smiles After Surgery
Colton Southern had plenty to smile about after surgery last year. In fact, it was the first time in the eight-year-old boy’s life that he was able to show how ...