Santiago has been in remission since 2022 after ringing a large golden bell reserved for little heroes in Miami-Dade County. His father, The Miami Heat’s Erik “Coach Spo” Spoelstra, and his mother, Nikki Spoelstra, stood by him for a photo many in the community remember well.

Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra is hosting a special charity event this weekend.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami Tuesday afternoon.

The Starlight Children’s Foundation and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team joined forces on Wednesday to bring joy to kids at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in celebration of the Miami Grand Prix.

Demi Espinosa, a pediatric patient at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami-Dade County, dreams of meeting Taylor Swift.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections, or RSV, which produce cold-like symptoms, have been increasing nationwide.

Nicklaus 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.

A Miami woman was arrested Tuesday after police said her 9-month-old daughter tested positive for amphetamines.

Police 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.

Miami-Dade police arrested a Cutler Bay woman on a felony charge Tuesday after they said she threatened to “blow up” Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in a social media post.

Nicklaus Children’s 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.

Medics airlifted a child to the hospital after a near-drowning in Cutler Bay Monday afternoon, according to authorities.

Calls to 911 after a boy was bitten by a shark in the Florida Keys over the weekend were released Tuesday afternoon.

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo paid a visit to friend he made earlier this year at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.

A teen who went into cardiac arrest during wrestling practice thanks Nicklaus Children's Hospital at a special reunion.

South Florida has three main hospitals for kids: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Holtz Children's Hospital and Nicklaus Children's Hospital.

A recent study found that a drug combination may help children with a specific type of leukemia avoid chemotherapy.

Kids 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.

New research is allowing for better treatment of children born with a syndrome that increases their risk of developing cancer.

Specialists at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital are studying whether a process called Tethering may offer any benefit to patients versus the gold standard, which is spinal fusion surgery.

The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science has partnered with Miami-Dade County, the Miami-Dade County Fire Department, Nomi Health, and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to host a free, three-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic for anyone ages 12 and up.

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – An 11-year-old boy from Rochester, Minnesota, was airlifted to Nicklaus Children’s 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 Sheriff’s 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 Hook’s 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.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Floridians ages 16-21 with medical conditions that make them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 can sign up to get vaccines at Nicklaus Children’s 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. “While 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,” Nicklaus Children’s Health System President and CEO Matthew A. AdFor more information on Nicklaus’ vaccine program, click here. ALSO SEE: Which adults are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Florida

MIAMI – Nicklaus Children’s 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 Children’s Diamond Ball gala was adapted to an online format to ensure everyone’s health and safety during the pandemic. “While 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,” said Matthew Love, President and CEO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. The event will feature a live auction, patient success stories, a tribute to Nicklaus Children’s healthcare heroes, and much more.

Not 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.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday at Nicklaus Children’s 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. “We are grateful for the generous gift from the Mobassaleh family and for their determination in honoring Fouad’s memory,” said Perry Ann Reed, President of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. “As champions for children, we stand beside them in the fight to prevent sudden cardiac death in other children.”The new Nicklaus Children’s 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 Children’s Hospital Heart Program. “Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is profoundly grateful for the Mobassaleh family’s dedication, through their business and their own philanthropic support, to help ensure the health and well-being of the children in our community,” said Michelle Boggs, President of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation.

SOUTHWEST MIAMI DADE, Fla. – 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 Children’s 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 Children’s Hospital. ”In 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.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Nicklaus Children’s 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. “Part of this is we don’t have a lot of information,” said Michael Leoncio, a pediatric ICU physician at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. “We are seeing cases, luckily they’re few they’re rare and most of them are doing well.”Nicklaus Children’s 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 Children’s Health System, the hospital’s parent organization.

Doctors at Holtz Children’s Hospital in Allappattah, at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital near Coral Gables and at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood are sounding the alarm. The pediatricians believe MIS-C is a spectrum of disorders defined by how some children’s immune systems are responding to the coronavirus. According to Jennifer Piedra, a spokeswoman for the Jackson Health System, Holtz Children’s 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. “The 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.

MIAMI – Nicklaus Children’s 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 Prevention’s 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.