Stony Brook Children's News

Kids Korner: May 11 to May 18

Long Island Explorium, 101 E. Broadway, Port Jefferson hosts a Teddy Bear Clinic on May 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. Don’t miss this unique workshop with special guests from Stony Brook University.
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News12 - 5/3/23

Brookhaven second grader makes get well cards for kids at Stony Brook Children's Hospital

A 7-year-old Brookhaven boy spent his Wednesday delivering get well cards to young patients battling life-threatening illnesses...
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News12 - 5/3/23

Here’s How Much Protein You Need in a Day to Build Muscle

“Protein is the building block for muscles,” says Dr. Anupama Chawla, the director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.
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Healthline - 4/18/23

This is the safest way to sleep with your baby

“We’re doing a better job at identifying what the causes are,” says Susan Katz, a nurse practitioner and the infant apnea program coordinator at Stony Brook Medicine in New York
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Popular Science - 4/14/23

Kindergartners show off their caregiving skills

Kindergartners at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School participated in a teddy bear clinic with representatives from Stony Brook University Trauma Center
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Amityville Record - 4/13/23

6 tips to help you and your family avoid sports injuries

According to orthopedic surgeon James Penna, the biggest problem right now is that many children and teens are not taking time off from their sports activities.
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News 12 - 4/6/23

What’s making kids at a New York high school sick?

An unusual number of sick calls came in last Friday for students at Babylon Junior-Senior High School.
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PIX 11- 3/23/23

Doctors address long COVID, vaccines, newborns

“The great majority of young children who contract COVID do quite well and recover fully,” Dr. Susan Walker, pediatrician with Stony Brook Children’s, explained.
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Times Beacon Record - 2/23/23

Neonatal telehealth program to expand consultations to other hospitals

A $630,640 state grant awarded to Stony Brook Medicine to establish a neonatal telehealth consultation program “will increase the support for maternal and child health”…
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Newsday - 2/17/23

CDC: Close to a third of kids lag at getting daily fruits, veggies

“I believe most parents have a general understanding that fruits and vegetables are healthy, but they tend to lose track of what their children are eating,”
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Newsday - 2/16/23

3 ways to prevent parental burnout

“News12 interviews Stony Brook University Professor Dr. Kristin Bernard and Stony Brook Medicine’s Dr. Wilfred Farquharson about how parents can prevent burnout with family and career...
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News 12 - 2/15/23

AAP releases new clinical guidelines for childhood obesity

(AAP) released new clinical practice guidelines focusing on the treatment of childhood obesity, for the first time in 15 years.
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CheckUp- 1/24/23

1st certified Duchenne care center on LI opens at Stony Brook Children's

Duchenne muscular dystrophy, also known as DMD, is a genetic disorder that weakens skeletal and heart muscles causing cardiac and respiratory issues.
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News 12 - 1/10/23

Rare Accreditation Is Big News In War On Duchenne MD

Stony Brook Children’s has become a frontline fortress in the war against muscular dystrophy. Their Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Comprehensive Care Center has earned Certified Duchenne Care Center accreditation…
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News 12 - 1/10/23

Doctors urge parents to keep marijuana products away from children

Dr. Carl Kaplan, chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Stony Brook Children’s, said with an increase of marijuana products in people’s homes, parents and caregivers have to take steps to keep them away from children.
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News 12 - 1/4/23

1,375% spike in exposures to edible cannabis in kids under 6

“Kids don’t tend to ingest pills because they don’t taste good, but they will certainly go for a product that looks just like a chocolate bar or a gummy bear,” said Dr. Carl Kaplan, Stony Brook Children’s
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WCBS-TV - 1/4/23

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