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Getting her tonsils and adenoids removed
My daughter, Hannah, is a typical 10-year-old girl. She loves spending time with her friends and family, doing gymnastics, reading, being silly and taking self-photos. She’s a girl who’s always on the go, except when she is not feeling well. Hannah’s tonsils have always been enlarged, and when Hannah is sick, she almost always has strep throat. Hopefully, fighting bouts of strep throat will be history, now that she’s had her tonsils removed.
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Nutritional Considerations for Vegetarian Teens
Does your teen want to become a vegetarian or is he or she already one? More and more teenagers are choosing to eliminate meat, poultry, fish, or even dairy and eggs from their diet. Some reasons are due to religion, animal rights, improved health, or maintaining a healthy weight. Many teenagers feel the pressure from family and friends about their diet choice, especially if they are unsure if their nutritional needs are being met.
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Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Searching for Babies Born on the First Day of Opening in 1989
Orlando, FL (July 1, 2019) – In celebration of its 30th birthday, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is searching for individuals born on opening day, September 10, 1989. These babies born at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer will be turning 30 years old, which also would have been the late Arnold Palmer’s 90th birthday.
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As extracurricular activities get underway, remember what’s important
As the school year revs into high gear again, our schedules have already begun to fill up with activities: sports practices and games, after-school clubs, tutoring, Boys Scouts, Girl Scouts, youth groups. Sometimes it feels like a full-time job just getting kids to and from all of their extracurricular activities. It’s not too difficult to become a slave to our children’s schedules.
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Patients & Visitors
Information and resources for patients, parents and visitors of Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
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Advances in Treating Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Just five years ago, there were no approved therapies to treat the underlying causes of spinal muscular atrophy, a collection of potentially fatal diseases that causes progressive muscle weakness. But in that short time, several advances in research and treatment have been made to help children and adults who have this rare and serious illness.
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$5 Million Gift Expands Pediatric Neurological Care in Central Florida
Orlando, FL (October 17, 2018) – An Orlando woman with a long history of philanthropy is helping expand care for children with neurological conditions in Central Florida. At her 87th birthday celebration, Helen Leon, agreed to give $5 million to the newly created neuroscience center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
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Erin R. Greenup, DO
Erin Greenup, DO, is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist at the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Endocrinology and Diabetes Center. She specializes in endocrinology, providing diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents with hormonal and metabolic conditions of varying severity.
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The Tin Man - Holden's Story
During a 20-week pregnancy checkup, Nicole and Trey learned they were having a son. At the same time and still in his mother's womb, their son, Holden, was diagnosed with a heart defect. He was born with only one heart valve, and at 4 months old, he needed open heart surgery. Watch his journey unfold.
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Webinar on "Sudden Cardiac Arrest: what every parent should know" with Dr. Schwartz
Sudden cardiac arrest. Those are three frightening words. And they are even scarier when they apply to children.
