Still Going Strong
September 14, 2020
A 7-year-old boy received part of a liver from his mother’s friend. Today, he’s perfectly healthy—a testament to everyone involved.
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The Curious Case of Kairi
February 28, 2019
Rachel Lestz, MD, not one to mince words or to conserve them, is abruptly stuck in a pause, halfway between a plausible hypothetical and an oncoming dilemma. “Am I that curious a person?” she asks
What Is Necrotizing Enterocolitis?
March 7, 2022
Early treatment can help overcome this life-threatening condition in premature infants.
Philanthropy Benefits All CHLA Patients
December 5, 2019
Every patient who visits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles benefits from generous philanthropists like the Anderson Stewart Family Foundation. Their contributions support the hospital’s leading-edge
Trainee Spotlight: Allen Zhong, MD
March 18, 2022
A research fellow under Kasper Wang, Allen is investigating the role of progenitor cells in biliary atresia.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Performs 400th Pediatric Liver Transplant
December 25, 2020
Los Angeles (Dec. 23, 2020) – One-year-old Jacob Cooper loves clapping his hands, blowing bubbles and looking at the pictures in his new Buzz Lightyear book. But his favorite thing is simply to smile.
What Happens If Your Child Only Has One Kidney?
June 24, 2019
Special thanks to Carl Grushkin, MD, Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, for contributing to this article. What happens when your child has one kidney? It’s more
Spotting Long COVID Symptoms in Children
November 17, 2021
Unlike COVID-19, there is no simple diagnostic test for long COVID. Doctors instead look at a child’s symptoms, as well as past exposure to the virus.