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Teens who used e-cigarettes and hookah were up to four times more likely to use marijuana later, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics.

Many adults who survived pediatric heart surgery haven't let it slow them down – even decades later.

Paul Rudd can do drama, he can do comedy. He can even be a "superhero," as Tracy Smith shows in the Sunday Profile.

Advances in rapid whole genome sequencing, and how it could revolutionize health care for acutely sick infants. Dr. Josh Petrikin (Children’s Mercy) provided expert commentary as author of a trial that randomly assigned 65 infants to either standard genetic testing or rapid sequencing. The evidence for the latter was so compelling that the study was stopped midway. He said, “If you as the investigator truly believe that one technology arm is superior to the other, then it may become unethical to still randomize and deprive half the patients from it.”

Jason Sudeikis, Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle, Eric Stonestreet and David Koechner have returned to their hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, to raise money for Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Dr. Hongying Dai 's research found that teens who use e-cigarettes are more likely to smoke marijuana. Dr. Delwyn Catley and Dr. Kathy Goggin from Children’s Mercy are co-authors of this study. Dr. Dai provided expert commentary on the study saying, “the widespread use of e-cigarettes among youth may have implications for the uptake of other drugs of abuse beyond nicotine and tobacco products.”

Mark Hoffman (Children’s Mercy) provided expert commentary on Microsoft’s HoloLens – a visor with a built-in computer that projects 3D objects over the real world. Surgeons at Children’s Mercy are currently exploring the use of AR to view CT scans of patients’ hearts before an operation.