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Children’s Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

ACL Injuries in Young Athletes

Many childhood injuries result from kids playing sports. And with spring athletics just around the corner, it’s important to know how to prevent these injuries, particularly those of the #ACL (anterior cruciate...

September 27, 2022

1 min read

Children’s Health Women's Health

Why Teens Need Gynecologists Too

Dr. Stefanie Cardamone completed her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology before taking specialty training in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Below, she answers question about this relatively new discipline and...

September 21, 2022

3 min read

Children’s Health Women's Health

Premature Births: Risks, Prevention & Care

What’s the Danger in Being Born Early? A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks long, and every week makes a difference in the growth of a baby’s brain, lungs, liver, and other organs. The brain, for example, grows four- to...

September 21, 2022

2 min read

Children’s Health

Adolescent Medicine – Tailored to Teen’s Needs

Adolescent Medicine doctors are trained to address the very specific physical, emotional and developmental needs of individuals ages 12 to 26. Stony Brook Children’s Hospital is the only hospital in Suffolk County to...

August 18, 2022

4 min read

Children’s Health Health & Wellness

Protecting Your Child From Burns

Home Safety Check After a serious burn call 911 or call your doctor as soon as possible Child Safe Kitchen Always keep an eye on your child when you are cooking. Cook food on the back burners whenever you can...

August 8, 2022

3 min read

Children’s Health Women's Health

Birth at 22 Weeks: Kareem and Katonya’s Story

Below is Kareem’s story of birth at 22 weeks, as part of our support for Prematurity Awareness Month. Katonya was at home, alone, and twenty-two weeks pregnant. She had woken up with cramps and joked to her...

November 16, 2021

5 min read

Topic: Children’s Health

ACL Injuries in Young Athletes

Why Teens Need Gynecologists Too

Premature Births: Risks, Prevention & Care

Adolescent Medicine – Tailored to Teen’s Needs

Protecting Your Child From Burns

Birth at 22 Weeks: Kareem and Katonya’s Story

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