News & Blog Posts

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New Trial Tests Cell Therapy for Neonates With CMV

December 31, 2024

A clinical trial at CHLA is studying virus-specific T-cell therapy as a potential treatment for newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus.

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Research and Breakthroughs

Deep Vein Thrombosis Affects 3% of Central Venous Catheters in NICU Patients

October 28, 2024

A CHLA study used natural language processing to examine the prevalence and risk factors for blood clots in NICU babies with central lines.

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Care Innovation

Program Helps Detect Cerebral Palsy Signs in Younger Babies

October 28, 2024

Using new tools, a Children’s Hospital Los Angeles team is assessing risk for cerebral palsy in infants as young as 3 months.

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Research and Breakthroughs

The Gift of Research: Placenta Biobank Donations Enable Examination of Under-Studied Organ

September 3, 2024

The Placenta Biobank will help scientists form a deeper understanding of the role of the placenta and uncover potential new treatments for pregnancy-related complications.

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Research and Breakthroughs

Prematurity Significantly Impacts Mortality in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

August 1, 2024

A CHLA study finds that preterm birth accounts for nearly a quarter of mortality in babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

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Care Innovation

3 Keys to Assessing Cardiac Function in Neonatal Shock

July 31, 2024

A CHLA expert shares how to best use targeted neonatal echocardiography to diagnose and treat neonatal shock.

Press Release

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Forms Nursing Leader Roundtable to Improve Best Practices at Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Units

May 9, 2024

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has created the innovative Regional NICU Nursing Leadership Roundtable, comprised of CHLA and 20 community hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in Los Angeles, Ventura and Kern counties.