Certified child life specialists help children and families cope with the hospital experience through play therapy, art therapy, and explaining medical procedures. The program at Akron Children's ...

A commentary on a visually “satisfying” surgical or medical procedure, explaining what is happening clinically during the ...

With any medical procedure—whether surgery, an MRI, or placing tubes in a child's ears—little kids don’t understand what’s happening even after it’s explained. They don’t know what’s wrong with their ...

[This is Part 2 of the post, “Any Medical Procedure Can Traumatize Your Child.”] As covered in Part 1, any medical procedure runs the risk of becoming traumatic based on a child’s emotional experience ...

The conversation around breast implants and their removal has resurfaced after actor Sherlyn Chopra revealed that she recently underwent breast explant surgery. In an emotional note on her Instagram, ...