Children's Health

The SMU Mustangs put on a show at their spring game Friday night while also partnering with Children’s Health for a great cause.

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children, according to Cure Childhood Cancer.org but one little boy, his family and staff at Children’s Health Dallas were determined to beat those odds and they did. NBC 5’s Vince Sims has their story.

The 32nd annual Breakfast with Santa Spectacular at NorthPark Center raised over $200,000 to help fund Children’s Health hospitals.

Most students are ready for Thanksgiving break, and while they’re home next week, child psychiatrists say it’s an excellent time to get a check on their anxiety and mental health. NBC 5 asked an expert how to start that conversation with your child.

Some local gridiron giants took a break to spend time doing something good for local children. The SMU Mustangs football team had some special guests this weekend. Patients from Children’s Health got the star treatment.

Dr. Michelle Caraballo, a sleep specialist at Children’s Health, says you want to keep cellphones and other electronic devices out of your child’s room when it’s bedtime.

As North Texas school districts head back to school, Children’s Health sleep specialist Dr. Michelle Caraballo has some tips to help you adjust your child’s sleep schedule.

‘Boots’ a long-time therapy dog at Children’s Health is retiring. For years he worked with trauma and radiology patients in the Red Balloon Network.

NBC 5’s Bianca Castro reports how mirror therapy helped a Plano teen recover from pains caused by losing his hand in an accident.

NBC 5’s Bianca Castro reports how mirror therapy helped a Plano teen recover from pains caused by losing his hand in an accident.

Local drowning prevention leaders stage a mock drowning to show parents how to prevent it and what to expect if their child is in distress.

Children’s Health and the YMCA teamed up to put together a mock drowning to demonstrate what parents should do in the event their child is in distress.

The FDA announced Tuesday that it has expanded eligibility for the Pfizer booster shot to include children ages 5 to 11.

Dr. Norberto Rodriguez-Baez from UT Southwestern and Children’s Health discusses the national attention drawn to reported hepatitis cases in children.

Children’s Health marked ‘Cape Day’ with a visit from superheroes Spider-Man and Batman, hanging from window washing platforms outside the hospital windows in Dallas, waving to the young patients and staff inside.

Children’s Health marked ‘Cape Day’ with a visit from superheroes Spider-Man and Batman, hanging from window washing platforms outside the hospital windows in Dallas, waving to the young patients and staff inside.

For families of children with autism, daily life can look different. Parents work around the clock to make sure their child with autism child is embraced and getting the support he or she needs to thrive, like everyone else. With each milestone, is reason to celebrate, as one Dallas family has experienced. Bianca Castro reports.

For families of children with autism, daily life can look different. Parents work around the clock to make sure their child with autism child is embraced and getting the support he or she needs to thrive, like everyone else. With each milestone, is reason to celebrate, as one Dallas family has experienced.

If you have a child, chances are the pandemic has taken a toll on them. One out of three children in Texas experience a mental health disorder any given year. Experts say COVID-19 has worsened that statistic. And according to Children’s Health – early in the pandemic, the proportion of mental health-related emergency room visits increased 24 percent among children…

One out of three children in Texas experience a mental health disorder any given year. Experts say COVID-19 has worsened that statistic.