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Department of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics

The rubber gloves and gown of a health care worker can be seen holding the end of a stethoscope to the chest of a baby. The baby has a pacifier and stares ahead with half-lidded eyes.

Penn State Health pediatrics works overtime to mitigate effects of COVID-19

Dr. Cheston Berlin, who is wearing glasses and a suit and tie, shows a photo of himself from 1971.

Practicing in the 'Golden Age of Medicine'

Dr. Ian Paul leans on crossed arms atop a computer monitor in an operating room.

Newborn Weight Tool marks fifth anniversary of helping to track infant growth

Paul earns national award for work on behalf of infants and their families

Silhouette of a boy in a tunnel

Depression screening rates remain low among adolescents

A young girl uses a purple marker to sign a blank, white steel beam. Her hand is guided by a woman standing to the side.

Beam-signing event marks milestone in Children’s Hospital expansion

red horn close to ear

Adding higher frequencies helps detect adolescent hearing loss

child's hand ILY

Sign language may be helpful for children with rare speech disorder

premie with NICU tape on foot

How parents cope with stress of the NICU affects family dynamics

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Educating parents on healthy infant sleep habits may help prevent obesity

overweight baby

Intervention reduces rates of overweight tots by half

Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding

Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding named chair of pediatrics

child rainy window

Better definition needed for reasonable medical certainty in child abuse cases