Millions of children have surgery every year - for everything from tonsil removal to correction of a heart defect - and understandably parents are often anxious about their child's safety and comfort.

The Scripps News Group caught up with Dr. Phuong Nguyen to learn how this new procedure could help children with craniosynostosis. AURORA, Colo. — A pediatric surgeon at Children's Hospital Colorado ...

Two-year-old Stone Richman's mother Karla Salerno gets close to tears when she thinks about her son having kidney surgery, with a large scar and multiple days of recovery at Dell Children's Medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with sleep-disordered breathing had lower health care use after tonsil removal. Those who had surgery ...

Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to surgery, a new study says. About 4 out of 5 children and infants (79%) are on liquid fasts far longer ...

Carli Tourdot is a Child Life specialist and a children's book author. Tourdot is pictured with her book "Today is the Day! My First Surgery" on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Rochester.

An 18-hour surgery involving more than 30 Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) healthcare providers successfully separated 15-month-old conjoined twins, SCH announced Wednesday. After preparation for the ...

A nerve block administered to a nerve that provides sensation to the palate, upper jaw and upper lip halts pain during the ...