It’s natural for children to have questions or feel uncertain if they need surgery. The team at University of Utah Health is here to help you and your child feel at ease. As a parent, you can offer ...

Preparing for your child to have surgery can be a nerve-wracking experience. “While surgery may be routine for medical professionals, it becomes a core memory that stays with parents and children,” ...

For many children with scoliosis, bracing is a crucial intervention that can avert the progression of spinal deformities. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Joshua Speirs, MD, outlines how braces are ...

A new national study has found that single-event multi-level surgery (SEMLS) helps straighten the legs and improves walking ability in children with cerebral palsy. Researchers at the Nuffield ...

Ear tube surgery, or tympanostomy surgery, aims to reduce chronic fluid buildup behind the eardrums. This can reduce the frequency of middle ear infections. It may also improve hearing. Ear tube ...

Children who need life-saving emergency surgery after a serious injury are almost six times more likely to die in poorer countries than in wealthier ones, according to an international study led by ...

Some moments don’t end when the surgery does. They don't just change a patient; they shatter and rebuild entire futures. They redefine what it means to truly save a life. Imagine a preschooler, just a ...

Hartnick is a pediatric airway surgeon at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School. He was two months old and already living on borrowed time. The baby, born in El Salvador, had never ...