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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has treated 14 patients with Retinal Degeneration Using Gene Therapy
July 12, 2019
More than a year after becoming one of the first medical institutions nationally to complete a revolutionary gene replacement surgery to restore vision in patients with retinal degeneration, surgeons
A Healing Design
December 18, 2014
That’s gotta hurt! Occurring right above the elbow joint, supracondylar humerus fractures (as shown above) are a common pediatric injury and account for over half of elbow fractures in kids. But what
Team Approach Enhances Cardiac Critical Care for Children
February 6, 2023
From reducing delirium to incorporating new technology, the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program take a collaborative approach to improving care.
Mental Health Disparities in Transgender Youth Populations
April 4, 2016
In a new editorial published in JAMA Pediatrics, Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD, medical director of The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discusses
Does Substance Use Affect Adolescent Brain Development?
September 30, 2015
As part of a landmark study about the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain, CHLA has been awarded $8 million from the National Institutes of Health.
Researchers Identify Abnormal Brain Cell Components in People with Autism
November 11, 2021
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have brought us closer to understanding the biology of autism spectrum disorder, a condition affecting a person’s ability to communicate, learn and
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Development of Brain Function
August 4, 2014
In the first longitudinal study of its kind, Prapti Gautam, PhD, and colleagues from The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles found that children with fetal alcohol spectrum
Reducing Use of Opioids Following Appendectomy
February 2, 2022
Ten pediatric hospitals have collaborated on a study to safely decrease opioid use after the surgical procedure.
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