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A Pound of Cure… How Might We Pay For an Ounce of Prevention?

Introducing Connecticut Children’s Advancing Kids Innovation Program By Jacquelyn M. Rose, MPH: Note from Editor: Connecticut Children’s Advancing Kids Innovation Program is now known as the Childhood Prosperity Lab. Learn more about the Childhood Prosperity Lab here .

Help Me Grow Praised in Federal Report

Circle the Wagons or Stay the Course? By Paul Dworkin, MD:

Beyond the Moon By Paul Dworkin, MD:

Our Path to Strengthening Families and Communities

An Auspicious Convergence Of Roles By Paul Dworkin, MD: By: Paul Dworkin, MD I am honored to recently be elected chair of the board of directors of the Urban League of Greater Hartford (ULGH), a proud affiliate of the National Urban League (NUL). I have been a member of the board since 2012 and am now excited to take the lead in

Screening for Social Determinants of Health By Paul Dworkin, MD: By: Paul Dworkin, MD It’s important that physicians screen for problems related to the critical social determinants of health. Those are the circumstances in which people live and work, such as food insecurity, housing insecurity, and transportation, that have been shown to have

Connecticut Children’s Named 2023 Women’s Choice Award Winner For Best Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Emergency Care Amid Highly Infectious Respiratory Season

Easy Ways to Use Up the Random Ingredients in Your Kitchen Pantry By Haley Duscha, RDN, CDN: The challenge: Preparing nutritious meals that your kids will actually eat… even if your pantry is looking a little empty. Haley Duscha, RDN, CDN, a pediatric dietitian in Connecticut Children’s Division of Obesity & Weight Management , shares tips to use up those last random

What Are the New COVID-19 Variants, and Do They Infect Kids More Easily? By Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, FAAP: In addition to all the news about the COVID-19 vaccine , you’ve probably been hearing a lot about new variants of COVID-19 . Connecticut Children’s Physician-in-Chief Juan Salazar, MD, MPH, shares what we know so far. What does it mean when there’s a new “variant” of COVID-19? A

Meet Dr. Finck: “Never Say You Can’t” By Christine Finck, MD, FACS: In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the accomplishments of women in health care – including Christine Finck, MD, FACS, Connecticut Children’s first woman surgeon-in-chief and one of six women surgeon-in-chiefs at 45 children’s hospitals across the country.

Generous $1.5 Million Gift Establishes The Brian and Kim Connolly Simulation Suite in Connecticut Children's New Tower

Rhinovirus: More than the Common Cold? By Juan C. Salazar, MD, MPH, FAAP: Runny noses, sneezing, sore throats and coughs—all par for the course during cold and flu season and a childhood rite of passage. One of the most common causes of these symptoms is a virus called rhinovirus. Turn to the ones parents trust to know what to expect if your child is

More Than the Blues? Kids and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) By Vanessa R. Laurent, PhD: As the days grow shorter and the hours of sunlight decrease, your child may feel sad or sluggish from the gray skies. For some kids and teens, this feeling may be a more serious problem known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. Connecticut Children’s pediatric psychologists