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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An 11-year-old boy is the first in the world to have an artificial heart valve replaced with a live tissue valve from a donated heart through a...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the fourth consecutive year, President Joe Biden joined First Lady Jill Biden to bring joy to patients, families and staff at Children’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Special Populations Acceleration, Research and Knowledge (SPARK)—a BARDA Accelerator Network Hub for Innovations in Pediatrics, led by...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In emergencies, children have distinct needs. Yet 83% of emergency departments (EDs) nationwide are not fully prepared to meet them. A new study...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pain assessment in medicine often relies on imprecise visual rating scales featuring smiling or crying faces, frustrating patients and physicians...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children’s National Hospital is expanding its partnership with Dubai Health, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital in the United Arab Emirates...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time, adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) now have valuable insights into their long-term quality of life through data...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Six medical technology innovators focused on pediatric cardiology were selected to receive grants of $50,000 each in the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To support the global need for innovation in pediatric medical device development, the Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI), a consortium...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., was ranked as a top hospital in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report 2024-25 Best...