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Back In Action
November 11, 2016
How CHLA helped one teenager overcome scoliosis to soar in gymnastics and in life Scoliosis surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles gave 17-year-old Danielle Drake new hope for her aerial
Honoring Her Daughter’s Cancer Battle, Eugenia Races for a Cure
July 12, 2022
Read what inspired one mom to participate in the 2XU Malibu Triathlon after her daughter was treated for—and beat—cancer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
A Blessing In Disguise
May 14, 2022
Will, 15, had no idea he had a cyst in his brain until he was injured in a lacrosse game. Grateful for the lifesaving care he received at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the teen and his family are
Decoding Swelling
October 24, 2018
Swelling in a child can happen for different reasons, but most commonly happens after trauma or medical condition. Another common cause of swelling is a condition called lymphedema. Since I often work
Cancer Can Run But it Can’t Hide
December 20, 2018
Actually, it can hide. CHLA’s Yong-Mi Kim tells us exactly how leukemia burrows within bone marrow, where it is shielded from cancer treatments. But given Kim’s breakthrough research on acute
Can Facial Recognition Help Identify Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?
November 18, 2020
A new Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study shows that machine learning could aid clinicians with a rare hormone disorder.
After Brain Surgery and Chemotherapy, Florence Gets a Fresh Start
June 2, 2021
Hearing your child is cancer-free after suffering from an aggressive brain tumor is the best news a parent can receive. Read one mom’s heartwarming thank you note to the doctors who saved her daughter
The Fight Against Resistant Leukemia
August 12, 2020
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) affects about 3,000 children each year in the United States. In one tenth of cases, the cancer resists treatment. Yong-Mi Kim, MD, PhD, MPH investigates just how
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