Lurie Children's Hospital

On a new ranking of Illinois Best Children’s hospitals, three made the cut. But none from the state made it onto the ranking’s top 10 list of the Best Children’s Hospitals nationwide.

On a new ranking of Illinois’ Best Children’s hospitals, three made the cut. But none from the state made it onto the ranking’s top 10 list of the Best Children’s Hospitals nationwide.

Children with cancer at Lurie Children’s Hospital celebrate donut day with a variety of flavors from chocolate to vanilla sprinkled every first Friday of the month. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago found that children in under-resourced neighborhoods had increased odds of complicated appendicitis, an indicator of delayed access to surgical care. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago found that children in under-resourced neighborhoods had increased odds of complicated appendicitis, an indicator of delayed access to surgical care.

As COVID cases surge in Illinois, area children’s hospitals say they are seeing their biggest spike in cases and hospitalizations, with more kids testing positive than ever before during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has the story.

As COVID cases surge in Illinois, area children’s hospitals say they are seeing their biggest spike in cases and hospitalizations, with more kids testing positive than ever before during the coronavirus pandemic.

Dr. Ngozi Ezike delivers a COVID update for Illinois as omicron variant cases continue to spread across the state.

Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital celebrated Christmas with young patients Tuesday, giving kids the chance to “purchase” a special toy for the holiday. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

Since March, Delilah Edwards’ parents have traveled every weekend from Moline, Illinois, to see their daughter at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

With clinical trials underway to determine the safety of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for children under the age of 12, doctors say that data could be released next month that could pave the way for emergency use authorizations for the treatments later this year.

Spurred by the fast-spreading delta variant, Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital has reported an increase in the number of children testing positive for COVID-19, a situation many hospitals are grappling with nationwide.

Spurred by the fast-spreading delta variant, Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital has reported an increase in the number of children testing positive for COVID-19, a situation many hospitals are grappling with nationwide. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

The toddler shot during what was believed to be a road rage shooting on Lake Shore Drive was out of a medically-induced coma, but remains in critical condition, the boy’s doctor said Saturday.

The toddler shot during what was believed to be a road rage shooting on Lake Shore Drive “remains in very critical condition” as he shows “some improvement in brain function,” the boy’s doctor said Friday.

A 43-year-old man is facing a felony gun charge in connection with a road rage shooting on Lake Shore Drive Tuesday that left a toddler critically wounded, according to Chicago police. Lauren Petty reports. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports

Doctors said Thursday they are “optimistic” as the 21-month-old injured in a road rage shooting on Lake Shore Drive earlier this week sees a return in some brain activity. Dr. Marcelo Malakooti, associate chief medical officer and medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at Lurie Children’s Hospital, said Kayden Swann is making “some recovery as he is...

Family members are continuing to come to grips with what happened to 21-month-old Kayden Swann this week, as the toddler remains in “very critical condition” following a shooting on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more details.

If herd immunity against the coronavirus is achieved, Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago could play a big role. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Ruby Goldkind, 8, of Deerfield, is raising money for children in need with the beverage coasters she created.