A viral social media trend involving squishy toys is sending a growing number of children to hospital burn units.

Former Tennessee Titans safety and Rhodes Scholar Dr. Myron Rolle is making major moves off the field. In a press release on Monday, the NFL Players Association announced that Nemours “pediatric neurosurgeon, former NFL safety and Rhodes Scholar Dr. Myron L. Rolle has joined the union in strategic advisory roles focused on player health, brain cognition and preventive care across the player lifecycle.”

A Nemours program trained pediatric residents to conduct autism evaluations, improving confidence and helping families access care sooner.

It’s important to remember that clingy behavior is developmentally appropriate and a sign of a child’s secure attachment among the infant, toddler, and preschool set, according to Danika Perry, PsyD, a pediatric psychologist at Nemours Children’s Health.

The hospital’s leadership emphasizes investing in people, technology, and strategic integration of sterile processing department (SPD) with perioperative services.

Through its Advanced Care at Home program, Nemours Children's Health built an Epic-integrated operating model to coordinate workflows, expand capacity and support care delivery.

In this episode, Nicole Johnson, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CPEN, Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer at Nemours Children’s Health, joins the podcast to discuss how strong work environments and engaged nurses contribute to better patient outcomes. She shares why nursing recruitment and workforce development remain top priorities, along with how expanding virtual nursing programs can support care teams and improve the patient experience.

Pediatric hypertension is a significant concern because it can persist into adulthood and contribute to cardiovascular complications and shorter life expectancy, said Catherine Haut, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, FAANP, FAAN, director of nursing research and evidence based practice at Nemours Children's Health in Delaware. With a lack of evidence to support treatment of hypertension in children, providers may base treatment on adult recommendations, said Haut.

In this episode, R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nemours Children’s Health, discusses why investing in childhood health can transform long-term outcomes for society, the role of healthcare systems in addressing social determinants of health, and Nemours Children’s innovative work in kindergarten readiness and pediatric global budgeting.

“Another big reason is that most of your vaccines are earlier in childhood, so there is a stretch of time where, outside of yearly influenza and COVID vaccines, there are years where no other vaccinations are recommended,” states Mark Murray, MD, physician in charge, Nemours Children’s Health in Media, Pennsylvania.