For Ridgewood High School softball player Maggie Shannon, her senior season ended far too soon. Just 8 games into the year, the 17-year-old suffered a devastating injury while running the bases. “She pivoted to head back to second, and as she turned, she felt a pop and dropped to the ground,” recalled her mom, Robin. […]
Ashland baby is Akron Children’s first NICU 22-week preemie to survive in 14 years
Megan Wolbert works at Wooster Community Hospital as a sonographer. When she started having contractions in March at 22 weeks of her pregnancy, she was glad to be at work surrounded by medical caregivers and resources. When an initial exam showed she was already in active labor, she knew enough to assume she and her […]
Hybrid surgery helps Sydnee’s scoliosis
Sydnee Everhart of Lisbon, Ohio loves marching band and archery. But she’s taking it easy this summer while she recovers from surgery to correct scoliosis. Scoliosis is an abnormal side-to-side cure in the spine. Sydnee’s mom, Jennifer, noticed the S-shaped curve in January 2024. Sydnee got an X-ray the next month, which showed her spine […]
Josie Greco thrives 12 years after kidney transplant
Josie Greco has been beating the odds since her birth on April 30, 2008. You may remember her as an Akron Children’s superhero patient for the 2017 Akron Marathon Race Series. Now at age 17, Josie continues to make her mark on the world. Josie survived a traumatic birth, arriving 11 weeks early and weighing […]
Akron Children’s student researcher receives prestigious award for groundbreaking research
The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award is a prestigious honor given to individuals who demonstrate extensive scholarship and rigorous scientific inquiry. Dr. Ruth L. Kirschstein, a pioneering polio vaccine researcher and strong advocate for research training and diversity in science, made history as the first woman to lead an NIH institute. And now […]
Courtney bounces back after 9 orthopedic surgeries
What do you do when you’re an active kid, and your joints keep hurting? You seek help from an expert. That’s just what Courtney Carpenter of Girard, Ohio and her family did. “I was a gymnast for many years, until the pain got so bad that I was forced to quit,” she said. “In high […]
