Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

The tiny babies in the NICU at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital showed off their giant personalities as they were dressed up in costumes for Halloween.

The tiny babies in the NICU at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital showed off their giant personalities as they were dressed up in costumes for Halloween. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports

Back to school means back to homework – and back to tests! While some students are eager to put pen to paper, others experience test anxiety. So, what is that? “Test anxiety is a performance anxiety before a test or exam,” said Alli Lebowitz, a ER social work supervisor and therapist at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. “It can happen because…

Cases of adolescent anxiety have at least doubled since the pandemic, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. And “mental health problems were already at an emergency level before the pandemic even happened,” psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober says. Bober joins LX News and shares advice for kids facing stress and anxiety ahead of this school year.

One of South Florida’s leaders in pediatric healthcare is undergoing major construction. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood is ranked among the highest for pediatric orthopedics in the country. Now, construction will double the floors of the current hospital building. “She’s always wondering when this is going to end, and I tell her ‘soon baby,’” said Lina Velasquez, whose...

NBC 6’s Kristin Sanchez has more on how the project will help patients feel more at home.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital CEO Caitlin Stella has more on the event Sunday that helps raise money to provide services to kids in need.

Injuries caused by magnet ingestion skyrocketed across the country in the last 5 years, up more than 530%. Doctors in South Florida tell NBC 6 Responds they are seeing more of these types of cases

The need for mental health services among teens and children is soaring in the pandemic. But a program at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is hoping to fill the void. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg introduces us to a local teen who turned to the program for help.

COVID-19 vaccine appointments will open Monday for children aged 5 to 11 at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.

Inspired by her sister’s type 1 diabetes diagnosis, 15-year-old Katherine engineered an artificial pancreas.

Da’Realis Dennard is finally back home and feeling like himself again, but the 17-year-old almost died of heart failure, spending over three months in a South Florida hospital. “He was complaining about heart pain and shortness of breath and then once he got to the hospital, everything kind of went downhill very quickly,” said his mother, Lakesha Prichard. Dennard...

Miami Police came with a huge show of support for a boy who is fighting cancer.

Miami Police came with a huge show of support for a boy who is fighting cancer. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

NBC 6’s Roxanne Vargas talks to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Matt Wilson about how video game therapy is helping patients at the hospital.

A growing number of children and teens in our community are now struggling with mental health issues — from depression, anxiety to suicidal thoughts. It’s a trend South Florida doctors say the pandemic has only made worse.

A growing number of children and teens in our community are now struggling with mental health issues — from depression, anxiety to suicidal thoughts. NBC 6’s Alina Machado found it’s a trend South Florida doctors say the pandemic has only made worse.

The next frontier in the effort to vaccinate the population, getting shots into the arms of children, took a big step closer to happening Wednesday. Pfizer announced its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in children ages 12 through 15.  “As a pediatrician, this is really exciting to find out that the vaccine is very effective for that age group, this…

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% s effective in children ages 12 to 15. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Memorial Healthcare System announced Tuesday that it is expanding COVID-19 vaccinations to include current Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital patients who are 16 or 17 years old with certain high-risk medical conditions. Eligible patients must be permanent or seasonal Florida residents and must have completed a Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital physician office in-person or telehealth visit, or must have visited a...