Browse past news stories for St. Louis Children's Hospital in St Louis, MO.

• Vehicle overturns, driver leaves the scene (Park Hills Daily Journal)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 11:05:33 am
  The Farmington Police Department was called out Sunday morning to investigate an accident that resulted in a 17-year-old Farmington resident being arrested on five separate charges.
• Third Ronald McDonald House coming (Suburban Journals)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 07:53:09 am
  It was a big deal, rather than a Big Mac, that had Creve Coeur Mayor Harold Dielmann and Ronald McDonald hoisting shovels together Friday on the grounds of St. John's Mercy Medical Center.
• Medical calendar for Nov. 25 (Suburban Journals)
  posted on November 28, 2009 at 07:43:17 am
  Blood drives BLOOD DRIVE: The Warrenton and Wright City chambers of commerce will host the second annual Warren County Corporate Challenge Blood Drive from 2-7 p.m. Dec. 21 at Walgreens, 701 N. Highway 47 in Warrenton, and 3-7 p.m. Dec. 22 at First State Community Bank, 20 Wildcat Drive in Wright City. To make an appointment, call 314-799-1782 or go to www.givelife.org[[[SHIFTIN ...
• Rolla man arrested for shaking baby (Rolla Daily News)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 03:15:48 pm
  A 25-year-old Rolla man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a 4-month-old infant who suffered severe injuries after being shaken.
• Sperreng Middle School Student's Art To Appear On Holiday Cards (South County Times)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 12:53:26 pm
  The artwork of Sperreng Middle School sixth-grader Daniel Conwell will be used by St.
• 7-year-old's bedroom transformed by Make-A-Wish volunteers (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 06:43:26 am
  MATTOON — When Lori Honn removed her hand from the eyes of her 7-year-old son, Logan, Monday evening, she revealed that his bedroom had been transformed.
• 16-year-old Isaiah Burridge undergoes second transplant (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 02:40:02 pm
  16-year-old Isaiah Burridge undergoes second transplant
• Campus News (Oak Park Leaves)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 11:00:01 am
  An Oak Park student is one of 72 members of the Class of 2013 who started training in August this past summer, at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Amanda Velazquez participated in a "white coat ceremony," which welcomed students into the profession.
• Neb. Boy Awaits Heart Transplant (KETV 7 Omaha)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 03:04:34 am
  A 9-year-old Bellevue boy is preparing for a trip to St. Louis and a life-saving heart transplant.
• SWIC re-enactors take history out of the books, and into the real world (Belleville News-Democrat)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:19:56 am
  History will come alive this week when Southwestern Illinois College hosts a Native American re-enactment to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
• SPOT: A one-stop HIV and sexually transmitted diseases testing center for youth (News-Medical-Net)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 12:28:14 pm
  In the last 10 years, the St. Louis area has seen an alarming increase in new diagnoses of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among 13-24 year-olds. Between 1997-2007, more than 50 new diagnoses of HIV were made each year among adolescents and young adults, who are often disconnected from the health-care system or support services. Nationwide, St. Louis has among the highest rates of ...
• Fundraiser planned for Bellevue baby (Bellevue Leader)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 09:31:38 am
  Greyson Zeitner has had several surgeries, including a recent heart transplant, since he was born March 20, 2008.
• 2 people hurt in hunting accidents (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 04:40:12 am
  2 people hurt in hunting accidents
• SPOT Targets Area Youth With HIV, STDs (Medical News Today)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 12:24:10 pm
  In the last 10 years, the St. Louis area has seen an alarming increase in new diagnoses of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among 13-24 year-olds. Between 1997-2007, more than 50 new diagnoses of HIV were made each year among adolescents and young adults, who are often disconnected from the health-care system or support services. Nationwide, St.
• Wounded Hardin boy returns home (The Telegraph)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 01:30:27 am
  HARDIN - Police still don't know who shot a 15-year-old Hardin boy in the leg while he was bow-hunting near his house this week, but he has returned home, authorities said Friday.
• SPOT Targets Area Youth with HIV, STDs (Newswise)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:46:22 pm
  The first of its kind in the St. Louis area, the SPOT is a one-stop, drop-in center for youth that will provide testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, health care and counseling, social support, prevention and case management services at no cost. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis physicians and staff from a variety of disciplines will provide services.
• Girl, 15, accused of burning brother with iron (The Telegraph)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 03:30:27 am
  ALTON - Police questioned a 15-year-old developmentally disabled girl Thursday after she allegedly burned her older brother in several places with a hot iron.
• Waves Of The Flu May Return To The Area (KPLR 11 St. Louis)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 02:01:01 am
  Doctors say we haven't even hit the seasonal flu yet. Doctors say we haven't even hit the seasonal flu yet, so there could be another wave -- or even waves of the flu.
• Dinner benefits family in need (Olney Daily Mail)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:22:04 pm
  A benefit will be held Sunday for the family and Tim and Andrea Walston.
• Medical school starts child abuse program in pediatrics dept. (Student Life)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 09:30:23 am
  The pediatrics department at Washington University’s School of Medicine will begin a new child abuse pediatric subspecialty program under the direction of Robert Paschall at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in July 2010.
• Poplar Bluff toddler dies after crash (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 07:05:23 pm
  A 2-year-old boy has died after a weekend car crash in Ripley County.  The crash happened Sunday night on Highway 21 just north of Doniphan.
• UPDATE: Owensville Child Shot in Head Dies (The Missourian)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 02:09:33 pm
  A 3-year-old girl has died after she was struck in the head by a stray bullet from her neighbor's gun Monday afternoon. The girl was walking with two others at a residence on Highway EE south of Owensville when the girl collapsed, said Gasconade County Sheriff Randy Esphorst.
• Achoooo! the right way: Muppets teach youngsters ways to prevent swine flu (El Paso Times)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 07:09:28 am
  ST. LOUIS -- Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare.
• Hwy. 40 home stretch (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 09:40:59 am
  After a morning announcement that Highway 40 will reopen ahead of schedule on Dec. 7, workers tend to details on Highway 40 just west of Hanley Road. The new Hanley Road overpass can be seen in the background.
• Temporary Emergency Room Gets Fresh Air: St. Louis Children’s Hospital Uses BEAM HEPA Filtration to Comfort Flu Victims (PRWeb)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 08:16:34 am
  HEPA Filtration System designed to improve the air in the home is being used to remove pollutants in Emergency Room overflow tents. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3168204.htm
• Hawkeyes' Clayborn looking very NFL (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 01:20:59 pm
  IOWA CITY - Adrian Clayborn is 100 percent football player. The monstrous defensive end has everything top-flight players need. He's big, fast and aggressive. At 6-3, 283 pounds, and with that body, he is beginning to look very, very NFL.
• Girl, 3, hit by stray bullet, dies of injuries (Jefferson City News Tribune)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 07:10:24 am
  OWENSVILLE (AP) -- A 3-year-old eastern Missouri girl has died from injuries after having been hit in the head by a stray bullet. St. Louis Children's Hospital confirmed Tuesday that Allison Schneider of Owensville died at 2:34 p.m.
• Desiree Jo Wisnasky (The Telegraph)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 04:15:27 pm
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Desiree Jo Wisnasky, 17, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, St. Louis Children's Hospital. She was born March 15, 1992, in Springfield, the daughter of Patrice Wisnasky.
• 3-year-old girl hit by stray bullet dies (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 02:25:45 pm
  The map pinpoints Owensville, Mo., where a girl was hit by a stray bullet Monday. Updated: 4:36 p.m. Tuesday A 3-year-old girl from Gasconade County, Mo., has died in a St. Louis hospital after being shot in the head Monday.
• Children learn their part in swine-flu prevention (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:55:18 am
  ST. LOUIS — Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare.