As a mom of a multi-sport athlete, Amy Hitchcock is no stranger to sports injuries. But what she wasn’t used to was a streamlined approach to communicating her child’s injury and plan of care between herself and his provider, coach, school and athletic trainer – that is, until recently. Hudson Middle School, where her 13-year-old […]
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Women’s History Month: Dr. Shefali Mahesh
As part of Women’s History Month, Dr. Shefali Mahesh, medical staff president, endowed chair of pediatric medicine and subspecialty cluster director, and division director for nephrology and dialysis, shares her thoughts on her career and what it means to be a woman in medicine. What is your role at Akron Children’s and how long have […]
Why doesn’t my child listen to me?
Asking a child to pickup his toys is a common request, but when a parent has to ask 5 times and he still doesn’t listen, one begins to wonder – is this typical behavior or is there a reason why he’s not listening? “Kids not listening can take on many forms and is made complicated […]
Care at Akron Children’s Special Care Nursery helps Lorain family through difficult time
When Stacey Dickson started feeling unwell, she didn’t think it would result in the early birth of her son. What began as a nagging pain in her back between her shoulder blades progressed into life threatening high blood pressure. After consulting with her obstetrician, Stacey went to Mercy Health – Lorain’s labor and delivery triage […]
Evan Wooldredge cooks up his next stage of life after beating rare genetic disease
Evan Wooldredge, age 18, is the kind of person who is always up for a challenge. Whether he’s creating a new menu item at work, learning to golf or managing a rare disease that affected his kidneys, Evan doesn’t let restrictions hold him back. One of Evan’s biggest challenges happened when he turned 10. After […]
Women’s History Month: Dr. Prabi Rajbhandari
As part of Women’s History Month, Dr. Prabi Rajbhandari, pediatric hospitalist and program director for the pediatric hospital medicine fellowship program, shares her thoughts on her career and what it means to be a woman in medicine. What is your role at Akron Children’s and how long have you been with the hospital? I am […]