Pediatric and adult cancers with one of three fusion genes responds well to a new drug, larotrectinib, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug is...

Nemours Children’s Specialty Care has named Gary Josephson, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Jacksonville. Dr. Josephson joined the Nemours Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology in...

Children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were more likely to show gains in motor function when treated with a new medication compared to children receiving a sham procedure,...

Families who want care from a Nemours board-certified pediatrician for their child’s flu symptoms will now find it even easier to be seen at a Nemours Children’s Urgent Care thanks to expanded...

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is pleased to announce our new Division Chief for Cerebral Palsy, Michael W. Shrader, MD (Wade). Dr. Shrader is a graduate of the University of...

The Toy Foundation (TTF) has awarded a second grant of $425,000 to the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS), a part of Nemours Children’s Health System. TTF, the philanthropic arm of...

New practice joins Nemours Children’s Specialty Care at 1717 S. Orange Ave. in Downtown Orlando Since long before Nemours Children’s Hospital opened in Orlando in 2012 there have been Nemours...

After 40 years as a pediatrician, 21 with Nemours and 13 as president and CEO of the Nemours Foundation, also known as Nemours Children’s Health System, Dr. David Bailey has announced his plans...

The Nemours Fund for Children’s Health is proud to honor Michael and Ericka Hynansky, the Leukemia Research Foundation of Delaware (LRFDE) and the Peter Powerhouse Foundation with Inspiration...

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is very happy to announce that we will be adding the Newborn Screening Program to our long list of services for Delaware’s youngest population. For...

Hugs for Hunter 3 was created by the parents of Matthew, Michael, and Hunter Hodges, three boys who shared the same rare disease – dyskeratosis, a genetic form of bone marrow failure –...

When parents lose a child, no matter at what age, the loss is always heartbreakingly present. Judy Govatos and George Govatos of Wilmington grieve every day for their daughter Laura, who died at...

Construction Underway for Specialty and Primary Care site in Winter Garden Families will now have access to Nemours Specialty and Primary Care services in one location and closer to home. Nemours...

We are pleased to share with you that 28 Nemours doctors were named to Main Line Today magazine’s list of "Top Doctors" for 2017-2018. The list includes physicians nominated by their peers and...

To better meet the growing needs of families in Polk County, Nemours Children’s Primary Care has relocated its Kinder Clinic practice to a new, more convenient location in Winter Haven, FL and...

Diane Treadwell-Deering, MD Nemours is pleased to welcome Diane Treadwell-Deering, MD, as Director of the Swank Autism Center at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. In this role, Dr....

Brian Anderson, Chairman of the Board of The Nemours Foundation, and Hugh Durden, Chairman of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust, today announced the election of Jane Cavalier, CEO and...

On Thursday, November 9, Nemours Children’s Specialty Care released plans for its new facility that will be located on the campus of West Florida Hospital. Construction began on November 1 with...

Nemours Children’s Health System today announced the launch of a new digital tool designed to help clinicians and families of children with asthma monitor their health remotely, adhere to care...

Clinical trial shows treatment is ‘transformative’ for babies with spinal muscular atrophy Infants with the most severe form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were more likely to show gains in...

A scoring system that helps protect patients from developing shock and sepsis was honored by the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) Thursday night as was a unique program aimed at reducing sensory...

The largest trade organization for healthcare information technology just revalidated Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children as demonstrating the-most sophisticated use of electronic...

Brian Anderson, Chairman of the Board of The Nemours Foundation, and Hugh Durden, Chairman of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust, today announced the election of Claire DeMatteis to The...

A wide-variety of programs designed to help Nemours Associates achieve and sustain a healthy lifestyle helped Nemours Children’s Health System rank as the 66th healthiest employer in the nation,...

Families in Osceola County now have greater access to Nemours Children’s Health System through a new pediatric primary care practice in the area. Nemours Children’s Primary Care, Celebration...

A wide-variety of programs designed to help Nemours Associates achieve and sustain a healthy lifestyle helped Nemours Children’s Health System rank as the 66th healthiest employer in the nation,...

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Designates Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, a Certified Duchenne Care Center Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children (Nemours) in Wilmington,...

Jacksonville Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville (in San Marco on Children’s Way) will reopen for patient appointments on Monday, September 18, following Hurricane Irma. The...

Radiothon ambassador Parker Diskin celebrating the final Radiothon tally. On September 6 and 7, 2017, the Help Our Kids Radiothon was held at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. For 24...

One of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems is offering Texas families free access to its board certified pediatricians over a smartphone, tablet or the internet. Nemours CareConnect...

One of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems is offering Texas families free access to its board certified pediatricians over a smartphone, tablet or the internet. Nemours CareConnect...

The field of cancer research is moving rapidly toward three-dimensional (3D) laboratory cultures because 3D models can speed drug discovery and better predict the efficacy of using certain drug...

Nemours greatly appreciates Senator Rubio’s leadership in working with Senate colleagues to ensure inclusion of the RACE for Children Act in the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017, legislation that...

Families in Indian River County now have greater access to Nemours Children’s Health System through a new primary care practice in the area. Nemours Children’s Primary Care, Vero Beach opened...

Attaching curcumin, a component of the common spice turmeric, to nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma tumor cells, according to a new study recently...

Dyane Bunnell, MSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (NCCBD), was named the Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse of the Year (CPON®). As recipient of this...

List Recognizes Hospitals that Use Technology to Partner with Patients on Health For the seventh consecutive year, Nemours has been recognized in Health Care’s Most Wired® survey, released by...

ED is Recognized as a Leader in Emergency Care For a second consecutive term, the Emergency Nurses Association has recognized Nemours Children’s Hospital Emergency Department with its...

For the seventh consecutive year, Nemours has been recognized in Health Care’s Most Wired® survey, released by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health Forum. Recipients of this...

Senators Christopher Coons (D-DE) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) will speak at a policy briefing today on Capitol Hill, hosted by Nemours Children’s Health System and the Children’s Hospital of...

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in nine pediatric specialties in the new 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today....

Dr. David Bailey, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Jacksonville-based Nemours has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2017 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders. The...

This week, a report issued by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) published outcome data for regional children’s hospitals that do pediatric heart surgery. This second...

Nemours Children’s Primary Care has completed a project to expand its practice in Lake Nona. The practice, located at 9145 Narcoossee Road in Orlando, now contains four additional exam rooms,...

In photo l to r: Dr. Ted Harcke, Diego Jaramillo, MD, MPh (SPR President) and Richard Markowitz, MD, presenter and author of tribute to Dr. Harcke At the recent Society for Pediatric Radiology...

Anne E. Kazak, PhD, ABPP, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists (PSCP) Significant Contributions to the Profession of Psychology and to Humanity...

New findings released today by Nemours Children’s Health System show 64 percent of parents polled have used or plan to use telemedicine within the next year for their child. The survey,...

Nemours Children’s Primary Care has been awarded national certification as a Patient-Centered Medical Home in recognition of the high quality patient-centered and evidence-based care it provides...

Research Study Aims to Develop New Ways to Improve Type 1 Diabetes Compliance in Adolescents According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, only 21 percent of...

We are pleased to share with you that 31 Nemours doctors were named to Philadelphia magazine’s list of "Top Doctors" for 2017. The list includes physicians nominated by their peers and by the...