What is Croup? Symptoms, Treatment, and When to Worry
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Croup is a common childhood condition that can cause some worrisome symptoms. Get tips for treating croup at home and signs you should seek medical care.
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Croup is a common childhood condition that can cause some worrisome symptoms. Get tips for treating croup at home and signs you should seek medical care.
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From the time she was a high school student in Nigeria, Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH, wanted to be a physician. She earned a medical degree from Northwestern University and completed a residency at Boston Children's Hospital before fellowship training at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Summer provides more opportunities for kids to be active and enjoy the outdoors. Unfortunately, it also means more injuries.
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Over-the-counter drugs also continue to pose fatal risks to young children despite measures to reduce exposure.
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Implementing a series of quality improvement measures in the emergency room increased the use of medical interpreters and led to better documentation of language needs.
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Dr. Ruth Abaya was named as the Eagles' 2022 NFL Changemaker for her work to understand the factors that contribute to gun violence and end this public health crisis in our community.
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Simple ways to help your sick baby or toddler.
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Our Emergency Department at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a constant hub of activity. Conversations of various volumes hum in patient rooms and touchdown spaces.
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Case: AB is an 11-year-old girl who presents to the emergency department, with her father, with a concern for constipation and abdominal pain.
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The needs of pediatric patients in emergency care have been recognized since the 1980s when fellowship programs were developed to focus on care of the acutely injured and critically ill child.