Actress Angelina Jolie revealed May 13 in the New York Times that she quietly had a preventive double mastectomy after a genetic test showed she carries a mutation in the hereditary breast/ovarian cancer gene BRCA1.
Getting to know Dr. Ananth Murthy
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Akron Children’s Hospital is fortunate to have such a smart, talented and compassionate pediatric plastic surgeon as Dr. Ananth Murthy. Dr. Murthy grew up in Stow, Ohio, and attended medical school at Northeast Ohio Medical University, but got a taste of big city life while doing his craniofacial surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital Boston and then moving onto practice at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC.
Can the human brain be mapped? A neurosurgeon lends gray matter to the debate
May 8, 2013 by 1 Comment
As a pediatric neurosurgeon and director of Akron Children’s NeuroDevelopmental Science Center, Dr. Roger Hudgins knows the brain and sees, on a daily basis, the devastating effect these some of these conditions have on children and their families. Here are some of his thoughts on President Obama’s brain-mapping proposal and its chances for success.
Neurosurgeon is one “Tough Mudder”
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A typical day for Dr. Tsulee Chen starts off with feeding and walking her dogs at the crack of dawn, followed by running 10 miles in preparation for a Tough Mudder event, a hardcore 10- to 12-mile obstacle course designed by British Special Forces.
A Day in the Life: Medical Lab Technician Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is April 22-26
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As most of us are finishing up dinner or watching the evening news, Kim Phillips is just starting her day at Akron Children’s Hospital. Phillips, a medical laboratory technician (MLT), works a 6:30 p.m.–7 a.m. shift in the centralized core lab at Children’s. She has worked in the lab for 13 years, starting as a [...]
A Day in the Life: Occupational Therapist April is Occupational Therapy Month
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Sometimes people are surprised when they find out that children receive occupational therapy. But a child’s occupation is being a child, and we work on skills they need to be successful,” said occupational therapist Jordyn Farver. These activities can include brushing teeth and getting dressed − or skills a child may need to succeed in school, such as writing or cutting with scissors.
