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Nursemaid Elbow 101

Nursemaid elbow has many names: pulled elbow, radial-head subluxation, annular ligament displacement. It occurs when the elbow is pulled into malalignment or partially dislocated. Children's Hospital Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon Erin Meisel, MD,...
20-Dec-2024 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Faster Lung Function Decline in Cystic Fibrosis Linked to High Sputum Levels of Pf Bacteriophage

A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study has found that a virus that infects a common bacteria may lead to accelerated loss of lung function in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF).
19-Dec-2024 9:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

Six Things to Look for in a Pediatric Oncologist

If your child has cancer symptoms or a confirmed diagnosis, you’re likely looking for a pediatric oncologist. And nothing but the best will do.This is precisely what you’ll find at the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute at Children’s Hospital...
18-Dec-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

A Simple Plasma-Based Biomarker Could Predict Liver Fibrosis in Latino Adolescents With Obesity

A recent Children's Hospital Los Angeles study led by Principal Investigator Michael Goran, PhD, and Rachel Schenker, MD, a Fellow in the CHLA Liver Transplant Program, has found a novel combination of plasma-based biomarkers that could potentially...
17-Dec-2024 9:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

CHLA’s SLAY Program Receives $2 Million Grant to Support Substance Use Prevention and Leadership Training for High School Students

Program Manager Alejandra Cortez, LCSW, recognizes that working with high school students is as much about learning as it is about teaching. “When we are working with youth, I see amazing growth both in the students and in my own team,” Cortez...
16-Dec-2024 10:10 AM EST Add to Favorites

CHLA’s SLAY Program Receives $2 Million Grant to Support Substance Use Prevention and Leadership Training for High School Students

Program Manager Alejandra Cortez, LCSW, recognizes that working with high school students is as much about learning as it is about teaching. “When we are working with youth, I see amazing growth both in the students and in my own team,” Cortez...
13-Dec-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Expert Povides Four Ways to Keep Your Kids From Becoming Picky Eaters

Preventing picky eating starts in infancy, before tastes grow more stubborn. Don’t overuse food pouches. Kids need to experience different flavors and textures. Children can learn to like foods they initially reject if exposed to them...
12-Dec-2024 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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How a New Test Is Transforming Care for Retinoblastoma

In 2017, a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles team led by Jesse Berry, MD, pioneered the development of the first liquid biopsy for retinoblastoma, the most common childhood eye cancer. But while the biopsy information—taken from the aqueous humor...
12-Dec-2024 6:00 AM EST Add to Favorites


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Children's Hospital Los Angeles Cardiologist Honored by World Children’s Transplant Fund

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles cardiologist Jondavid Menteer, MD, was honored with the World Children’s Transplant Fund “WCTF for the Children Award.” The prestigious award recognized Dr. Menteer for 20 years of dedication and leadership in...
24-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT

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As FDA Expands Approval of a New Gene Therapy to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a CHLA Expert Weighs in

After previously approving its use for a limited population, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now approved Elevidys, a gene therapy designed to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), for a broader range of child patients.
8-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Neurology Expert Available to Discuss FDA-Approved Gene Therapy Label Expansion for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

20-Jun-2024 9:05 PM EDT

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Pediatric Pulmonologist Leads Translational Research to Treat Chronic Airway Infections in children with Cystic Fibrosis

Dr. Burgener, a pediatric pulmonologist who joined CHLA last summer from Stanford University, studies cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs.
15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT

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Medulloblastoma Expert Available

11-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST

Neonatologist Travels to China to Share ECMO Experience

This spring, Rachel Chapman, MD, traveled to two cities in China to share expertise on one of the most complex lifesaving interventions for critically ill newborns: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).Dr. Chapman, Associate Division Chief of...
3-Aug-2023 7:05 PM EDT

COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents Need to Know Now

The coronavirus pandemic is no longer a national emergency, but the virus that causes COVID-19 isn’t gone—and neither is the risk of getting the disease. For parents, navigating when to get their child vaccinated and knowing how to best protect...
1-Aug-2023 9:05 AM EDT

Heart Checkups Advised for Kids Who Play Sports

28-Jul-2023 11:35 AM EDT

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