Akron Children’s researchers discovered a worrying trend after Ohio made recreational cannabis legal. Many more young kids are accidentally eating cannabis products, and some are getting so sick they need to stay in the hospital. The researchers studied data the Ohio Poison Control Center collected from January 2018 to December 2024. They found 5,387 cases […]
Archives for September 2025
Celebrating 20 years of pediatric hospital medicine
In 2005, 3 doctors joined Akron Children’s to start a pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) program to care for patients during their hospital stays. Today, the program has blossomed to more than 60 hospitalists at the Akron and Boardman campuses. As the PHM program marks its 20th anniversary, founding doctors James Nard, Eugene Mowad and […]
Three things to know about the new Akron Children’s autism center
The Tom and Jill Zidian Family Autism Center opens in November 2025. Here are the top three things you need to know: The center will provide a better experience for patients with autism spectrum disorders. The new center, designed to help patients feel comfortable, is on the first floor of the Rebecca D. Considine Research […]
Generations of care: Phadrea Hickman retires after 28 years
Phadrea Hickman’s career at Akron Children’s began with family ties and, as she transitions into retirement, her family will remain firmly at the center of her life. When Phadrea joined the Akron Children’s team in 1997, she followed in the footsteps of her mother, who worked in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and her […]
Wynn’s inspiring journey from preemie to respiratory therapist
Wynn Stoller gives Akron Children’s families hope just by walking in the door. Why? Because he’s gone from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patient to a Respiratory Therapist – training he received through the Career Launch program. Early arrival Wynn entered the world Dec. 14, 2002. Born at 24 weeks, he weighed just 1 […]
Akron Children’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Department hosts summer camp weekend
Studies show that spending time in nature is good for your body and mind. The Akron Children’s department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health recently provided a special summer camp experience for more than 20 kids engaged in services within the department. The goals were simple: fun, fresh air and friendship. Planning the behavioral health camp […]
