It’s almost summertime. We all know our children look forward to that great feeling of freedom, sleeping late, swimming and hanging out. The smell of sunscreen, salt water and sea... Read More

Medical marijuana, or cannabis, refers to using the whole cannabis plant, or the plant’s basic extracts, for the treatment of various ailments or conditions. If you’re not treating ailments or... Read More

Tracey DeLucia, M.D., Ph.D., is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. When she walks through the halls of her office and visits patients in the hospital, faces... Read More

What kid doesn’t love pizza?  The gooey cheese, chunky tomato sauce, bits of oregano, parsley and basil all combined and spread onto an oven-baked flat bread. Usually on pizza nights,... Read More

Food is the key to good health. It affects everything that our body does– it can make your life better or it can turn small problems into big problems. Pesticides... Read More

“I’m eating pesticides,” I thought as I bit into my apple. Not exactly a thought that makes you say “yum!” Pesticides are often so common that we don’t even realize... Read More

To me, there is nothing that a cup of tea can’t fix. This is especially true of one of my favorite teas: turmeric tea. It has been known to prevent... Read More

High Risk Hope Founder Heather Barrow was just 24 weeks into pregnancy with her second child when her water broke and she went into labor. Doctors immediately prepared Barrow and... Read More

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Mertes knows what it’s like to have your life suddenly altered. On Feb. 7, 2007, her life’s path was forever changed. Stationed at MacDill... Read More

Dr. Jennifer Cook has been an achiever from the beginning. A valedictorian in high school in her 400-person class in Great Falls, Virginia, Cook went on to graduate summa cum... Read More

Dr. Cockrell is a pediatric hematologist and oncologist and director of the Hemophilia Treatment Center at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. A seemingly quiet, soft spoken doctor, when it comes to... Read More

As the director of medical education at All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine, Raquel Hernandez, MD, MPH, combines her three professional passions — clinical care, education and research. “As an... Read More