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  • Kids, COVID-19 and Daycare: What You Need to Know to Keep Them Safe

    With schools reopening, many parents will be returning to the workplace and relying on daycares and caregivers to look after their children. Many new public health precautions have been put in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in these settings. And there are steps you can take as a parent for your child to resume the benefits of socialization and education offered at daycares, while reducing their risk of infection.

  • Free Down Syndrome Clinic at the Howard Phillips Center

    The 18th Annual Down Syndrome Clinic, presented by the Developmental Center for Infants & Children/Early Steps, provides free resources for infants, children and adults with Down Syndrome. Participating families can see dozens of developmental specialists including dentists, cardiologists, eye doctors, therapists and more. The clinic provides a unique opportunity to access resources and network in one convenient location absolutely free.

  • The Healing Tree

    offers free therapy to help children overcome abuse.

  • The Palmer Family Legacy

    Arnold and Winnie Palmer were first introduced to Orlando Health through an invitation to tour the newly opened neonatal intensive care unit and pediatrics wing of Orlando Regional Medical Center in the mid-1980s. This small unit had a talented, ambitious and dedicated staff, but the facilities’ meager conditions made an impact on the Palmers. Arnold was said to have commented, “We can do better than this — we should do better than this — for the children of our community.”

  • “Go Blue” to Support The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families

    April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and throughout the month, The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families is dedicated to raising awareness and critical funds to support programs that identify, treat and prevent child abuse. 

  • Putting the "thanks" into Thanksgiving

    What are you thankful for this holiday season? This should be a question that all parents ask their kids, not only around the holidays, but year-round too. Studies show that adults who have an attitude of gratitude have more energy, more optimism, more social connections, and are all-around happier than those who do not. And researchers are finding that this same theory holds true for children and adolescents too. Kids who show signs of gratefulness typically have higher GPAs and are less materialistic.

  • Your Child's Surgery

    Hearing your child needs surgery can be a stressful experience. To help manage that anxiety, read about what to expect throughout the whole process. From pre-admission to follow-up, the expert team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is here to support your child and family.

  • Study to Test the Addition of the Drug Cabozantinib to Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Osteosarcoma

    A Feasibility and Randomized Phase 2/3 Study of the VEFGR2/MET Inhibitor Cabozantinib in Combination with Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Osteosarcoma

  • Twitter Chat on the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy

    Thank you to everyone who joined our discussion on the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy with Kelly Urbanik, a Registered Dietitian who works with the Ketogenic Diet Therapy Program at Arnold Palmer Hospital. The chat was featured live on Twitter, where we tweeted from @APHospital, and others could join in by following the hashtag, #EpilepsyNutrition.

  • Mark R. Weatherly, MD

    Mark Weatherly, MD, is a pediatric pulmonologist with the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine practice. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology. His areas of practice include cystic fibrosis, asthma, sleep disorders and airway malformations.