Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

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...

NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi has more on who is now allowed to sign up for the shots and what Jackson Health is doing to take the new requirements even further.

However, some hospitals, including Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, are reporting a recent spike in a very rare inflammatory disease in children that has been linked to COVID-19 — Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, also known as MIS-C.

Taking a walk around the block is nothing to write home about for most people, but for Brett Rose, it is quite an accomplishment. He recently re-learned how to walk after he was infected with a cocktail of diseases, none of which were COVID-19. “Went to bed on a Friday night and woke up Saturday paralyzed from the chest down,”…

Two-year-old Majesty Williams is in good spirits. She loves to dress up and she has a healthy appetite. Her mother, Shaneka Holloman, says she is blessed her little girl is doing so well just six months after she had a heart transplant. “On the second day, once everything came out she was eating and doing everything like normal,” says Holloman….

NBC 6’s Nathalia Ortiz shares the emotional story of one youngster who received a second chance at life thanks to the work of doctors at the hospital.

It’s been a tough road and an emotional journey for Frances Rodriguez. Her 11-month-old daughter, Isabelle was born with a rare congenital heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which basically means she was born with only half a heart.

Graduating from high school is a milestone for any student.  Arguably, graduation means more to a football player who was slammed to the turf in the middle of the game.  “I’m feeling great, everything’s good, my results are always great, that’s why they call me the poster boy for Joe DiMaggio,” said Jermaine Toomer, who graduated virtually from Miami...

As the class of 2020 goes through virtual graduations, some students stand out for their achievements, others for overcoming obstacles to reach the finish line. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer brings us the story of a pioneer, a young man who is number one on a list that no one wants to be on.

When deputies arrived on scene, the 4-year-old was found unresponsive without a pulse. CPR was then administered and several minutes later the child was able to regain a pulse.

Authorities are investigating after a 6-year-old boy drowned in a pool at a Dania Beach apartment complex.

Authorities say a neighbor’s dog got loose and attacked a 2-year-old boy in South Florida.

Authorities are investigating after a baby was found dead in West Park Thursday afternoon.

A mother accused of leaving her 21-month-old daughter locked in a car while she spent three hours shopping in Fort Lauderdale is facing an aggravated child abuse charge.

Here are some of this week’s top stories from the NBC 6 Weekend Digest: