Child Life Specialists teach patients through medical play
Learn how Child Life Specialists teach patients through medical play.

Pain Awareness Month at Nicklaus Children's

September is Pain Awareness Month. This month-long recognition was created to increase education and awareness within our community about the effects of pain, the available treatments to alleviate pain and the importance of communication with healthcare providers regarding pain-related concerns so that pain can be better understood and treated.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital has many resources to help decrease children's pain. Watch the video to learn of the many resources and specialists dedicated to easing pain and discomfort for patients and families at Nicklaus Children's Hospital.

Nicklaus Children's Announces $15 Million Gift from South Florida Philanthropists Helen and Jacob Shaham
Nicklaus Children's Hospital today announced a $15 million gift from South Florida philanthropists Helen and Jacob Shaham to further elevate world-class pediatric cancer care and research through the hospital’s cancer and blood disorders institute. In recognition of the gift, the program now proudly bears the name, the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital to Study the Use of Low-Frequency Focused Ultrasound Therapy to Treat Children with Aggressive Brain Tumors
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is to become only the third site in North America involved in a Phase I clinical trial studying the role of a new technology called low-frequency focused ultrasound (LoFU) in the care of children with a lethal type of brain tumor that forms within the brainstem.