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The Flu Shot: Your Best Chance Against Influenza, Despite Skepticism

When a child gets the flu, they’re not only sick in bed for a week or more, but the illness also can have serious or life-threatening consequences. During the 2018-2019 season, 138 children died after contracting the flu. Despite the consensus of the medical community, a national survey by Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children found that a shocking number of parents still are skeptical about the safety and effectiveness of the flu shot.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Reacts to Passing of Arnold Palmer

ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL for CHILDREN

Holding out hope for their child born with Congenital Heart Disease: Mia's Story

If you were to spend a day with the Gravitz family, you would be welcomed with open arms and be overwhelmed by the love this family has for each other. Nothing is more important to Alecia and Marc than spending time with their kids - baking cookies on rainy days, and cozying up in their pajamas to watch movies on weekends. But just over two years ago, life, as they knew it, turned upside down.

Heartbroken

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children Honored With Two Top-Tier Nursing Awards From The American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses

Orlando, FL (July 11, 2022) — The pediatric hematology/oncology and critical care units at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children have each been honored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) with a Gold-Level Beacon Award for Excellence. This award, which is a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and healthy work environments, recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and align practices with AACN’s standards.  

How can you talk to your kids in the aftermath of tragedy?

Fred Rogers’s mother was right. Finding the helpers brings our children peace. Finding them reminds the kids that there are good people in this world, people that will risk their lives to save others, people who will give their time, their money, their wisdom, and their kindness to bring comfort and help to others.

DFMO as Maintenance Therapy for Molecular High/Very High Risk and Relapsed Medulloblastoma

Phase II Trial of Eflornithine/DFMO as Maintenance Therapy for Molecular High Risk/Very High Risk and Relapsed/Refractory Medulloblastoma

Molecular and Clinical Risk-Directed Therapy for Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma

Phase 2 Study of Molecular and Clinical Risk-Directed Therapy for Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma

Giving Back to the Place that Gave Them Hope: The NICU at Winnie Palmer Hospital

It wasn’t the birth she had envisioned. Her husband wasn’t even in the room when she delivered her daughter. At 26 weeks of pregnancy, Melissa Harper gave birth to her “miracle,” Hattie, who weighed just one pound 13 ounces and measured only 14 inches long.

Silmitasertib (CX-4945) in Combination With Chemotherapy for Relapsed Refractory Solid Tumors

Phase I/II Study of Silmitasertib (CX-4945) in Combination With Chemotherapy in Children and Young Adults With Relapsed Refractory Solid Tumors

The Upside to Having Your Baby in Daycare

I was very fortunate as a second-time new mom to be able to stay home for three months with my new little guy. It wasn’t always easy- there was a lot of crying, not much sleeping, and times when I couldn’t remember what day it was or the last time I brushed my teeth. However, as the weeks went by we got to know each other better, and the beginning stages of a routine was born. We started taking a walk together every morning and slowly started to nap and eat around the same time every day.