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F1 team, Starlight brings smiles to kids at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital before Miami Grand Prix
Read full article: F1 team, Starlight brings smiles to kids at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital before Miami Grand PrixThe Starlight Childrenโs Foundation and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team joined forces on Wednesday to bring joy to kids at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital in celebration of the Miami Grand Prix.
First ever therapy for deadly type of muscular dystrophy
Read full article: First ever therapy for deadly type of muscular dystrophyNicklaus Children's Hospital is one of the first in the nation and one of only three hospitals in Florida offering Elevidys, an FDA approved infusion medication for the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Police: Miami woman arrested after 9-month-old daughter tests positive for amphetamines
Read full article: Police: Miami woman arrested after 9-month-old daughter tests positive for amphetaminesA Miami woman was arrested Tuesday after police said her 9-month-old daughter tested positive for amphetamines.
Police: Hialeah man arrested after 1-year-old son found unresponsive, positive for Xanax
Read full article: Police: Hialeah man arrested after 1-year-old son found unresponsive, positive for XanaxPolice arrested a Hialeah man after they said first responders found his 1-year-old son, who later tested positive for Xanax, unresponsive early Sunday morning.
Cutler Bay woman accused of tweeting threat to โblow upโ Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital
Read full article: Cutler Bay woman accused of tweeting threat to โblow upโ Nicklaus Childrenโs HospitalMiami-Dade police arrested a Cutler Bay woman on a felony charge Tuesday after they said she threatened to โblow upโ Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital in a social media post.
Billionaire Citadel CEO donates $25M to Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital to fund new surgical tower
Read full article: Billionaire Citadel CEO donates $25M to Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital to fund new surgical towerNicklaus Childrenโs Hospital announced Tuesday morning that they will begin building a new five-story surgical tower to ensure that children have access to high-quality health care.
โItโs a pretty big biteโ: 911 calls released after child was bit by shark in Florida Keys
Read full article: โItโs a pretty big biteโ: 911 calls released after child was bit by shark in Florida KeysCalls to 911 after a boy was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys over the weekend were released Tuesday afternoon.
South Florida childrenโs hospitals seeing uptick in Covid positive patients
Read full article: South Florida childrenโs hospitals seeing uptick in Covid positive patientsSouth Florida has three main hospitals for kids: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Holtz Children's Hospital and Nicklaus Children's Hospital.
Several South Florida pharmacies now offering COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11
Read full article: Several South Florida pharmacies now offering COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11Kids ages five to 11 are eligible to get their shot at several select pharmacies, such as Walgreens, Winn Dixie and Fresco Y Mas, beginning Saturday morning.
Need the vaccine? Get vaccinated at Frost Science and enjoy free admission
Read full article: Need the vaccine? Get vaccinated at Frost Science and enjoy free admissionThe Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science has partnered with Miami-Dade County, the Miami-Dade County Fire Department, Nomi Health, and Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital to host a free, three-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic for anyone ages 12 and up.
11-year-old in good condition after blacking out while diving in Florida Keys
Read full article: 11-year-old in good condition after blacking out while diving in Florida KeysMONROE COUNTY, Fla. โ An 11-year-old boy from Rochester, Minnesota, was airlifted to Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital Tuesday morning following an incident while diving at Looe Key Reef. Authorities confirmed Wednesday that the boy is in good condition. According to Monroe County Sheriffโs Office spokesman Adam Linhardt, the boy was diving in 20 feet of water with his family and a dive master with a commercial dive boat out of Captain Hookโs Marina and Dive Center. Linhardt said the group was in the water for about 35 minutes before everyone surfaced shortly after 10:45 a.m. The boy is now stable at the hospital and is expected to recover.
Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital offers COVID-19 vaccines for teens, young adults
Read full article: Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital offers COVID-19 vaccines for teens, young adultsMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. โ Floridians ages 16-21 with medical conditions that make them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 can sign up to get vaccines at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital starting next week, the Miami-Dade facility announced Friday. Candidates will need to provide the Florida COVID-19 Determination of Extreme Vulnerability form completed by their doctor. โWhile most children are only mildly affected by COVID-19, those with complex conditions may be at risk of severe illness if they contract the virus,โ Nicklaus Childrenโs Health System President and CEO Matthew A. AdFor more information on Nicklausโ vaccine program, click here. ALSO SEE: Which adults are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Florida
Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital hosts first-ever virtual fundraiser Thursday night
Read full article: Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital hosts first-ever virtual fundraiser Thursday nightMIAMI โ Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital has faced many challenges brought on by the pandemic. In order to meet rising costs while providing excellence in care for its young patients, the hospital will host its first-ever virtual fundraiser Thursday night. Now in its 14th year, the signature Nicklaus Childrenโs Diamond Ball gala was adapted to an online format to ensure everyoneโs health and safety during the pandemic. โWhile many things around us are constantly changing, we find comfort in knowing we have the continued love and support of generous individuals in our community and together we will get through difficult times,โ said Matthew Love, President and CEO of Nicklaus Childrenโs Health System. The event will feature a live auction, patient success stories, a tribute to Nicklaus Childrenโs healthcare heroes, and much more.
Coronavirus tests for children: What to know, where to go
Read full article: Coronavirus tests for children: What to know, where to goNot all testing sites will administer the tests on children, though. Walgreens announced last week that it was expanding testing parameters to children 3 and older at all locations. At CVS, tests are currently limited to those 12 years older, but a spokesperson did say that a plan is being developed to begin administering tests to children 10 and older in the future. In Miami-Dade County, some testing sites, such as the Youth Fairgrounds, offer tests to minors 5 years and older regardless of symptoms. The University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic provides free tests for children of all ages.
Neurology unit lobby at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital renamed in honor of young man who died from WPW
Read full article: Neurology unit lobby at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital renamed in honor of young man who died from WPWMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. โ A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital as the neurology unit lobby was renamed in honor of a 23-year-old man who died after being diagnosed with Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. โWe are grateful for the generous gift from the Mobassaleh family and for their determination in honoring Fouadโs memory,โ said Perry Ann Reed, President of Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nicklaus Childrenโs Health System. โAs champions for children, we stand beside them in the fight to prevent sudden cardiac death in other children.โThe new Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital Mobassaleh Neurology Unit Lobby is located in the Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion of the hospital. The Mobassaleh family, which owns Elegant Beauty Supplies Supercenters, has been committed to researching the rare illness and investing countless hours to fundraising through their company to raise money for the Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital Heart Program. โNicklaus Childrenโs Hospital is profoundly grateful for the Mobassaleh familyโs dedication, through their business and their own philanthropic support, to help ensure the health and well-being of the children in our community,โ said Michelle Boggs, President of Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital Foundation.
8-year-old Florida Keys boy hospitalized with illness caused by COVID
Read full article: 8-year-old Florida Keys boy hospitalized with illness caused by COVIDSOUTHWEST MIAMI DADE, Fla. โ An 8-year-old Florida keys boy never showed any symptoms of COVID-19, according to his mother, but now he is in Miami at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital fighting for his life. Doctors say Zane Wampler of Tavernier has multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), an illness associated with having COVID-19. After days of no improvement, convulsions, and delusions, Wampler said the family then rushed Zane to Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital. โIn Miami-Dade, 301 cases of COVID-19 cases and 218 cases of COVID-19 cases in Broward county were counted in patients 18 and younger on Friday. Doctors at Nicklaus Children's Hospital said it is very common for kids to have COVID-19, but to not have any symptoms at all.
Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital sets up unit to treat multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)
Read full article: Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital sets up unit to treat multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. โ Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital has announced a specialized unit for the treatment of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a disorder that is affecting young people during the coronavirus pandemic. โPart of this is we donโt have a lot of information,โ said Michael Leoncio, a pediatric ICU physician at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital. โWe are seeing cases, luckily theyโre few theyโre rare and most of them are doing well.โNicklaus Childrenโs Hospital says its MIS-C pod includes special barriers to prevent cross-contamination. A look inside @Nicklaus4Kids new Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome unit within the PICU. Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Childrenโs Health System, the hospitalโs parent organization.
Pediatricians sound alarm on coronavirus-related illness affecting kids in South Florida
Read full article: Pediatricians sound alarm on coronavirus-related illness affecting kids in South FloridaDoctors at Holtz Childrenโs Hospital in Allappattah, at Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital near Coral Gables and at Joe DiMaggio Childrenโs Hospital in Hollywood are sounding the alarm. The pediatricians believe MIS-C is a spectrum of disorders defined by how some childrenโs immune systems are responding to the coronavirus. According to Jennifer Piedra, a spokeswoman for the Jackson Health System, Holtz Childrenโs Hospital has two confirmed cases of the rare and treatable disease. Before pediatricians identified the pattern, some children were initially misdiagnosed as Kawasaki disease cases. โThe gastrointestinal symptoms are more than in Kawasaki, they get significant abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea -- which usually is not as prominent in Kawasaki," Laufer said.
Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital employee infected with new coronavirus
Read full article: Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital employee infected with new coronavirusMIAMI โ Nicklaus Childrenโs Hospital in Miami-Dade County announced on Monday a hospital employee was diagnosed with COVID-19 over the weekend. According to Gabriela Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for the pediatric hospital in Coral Terrace, the employee was not involved in direct patient care and is being treated at home. In a statement, Rodriguez added the 289-bed hospital is following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionโs recommendations. The hospital is taking preventive measures. Local officials are asking anyone who suspects they were exposed to COVID-19 in Miami-Dade County to call 305-324-2400.