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Keeping your child safe and healthy is a multifaceted priority for families, starting with the ride home from the hospital in a properly installed car seat. One of the most effective, lifelong

A CHLA doctor worked with the Neighborhood Academic Initiative to develop work-study jobs at CHLA and USC designed for college students interested in medical careers.

Low-field MRI offers a quieter and more spacious environment for patients—and the chance to image areas that high-field MRI can’t.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is proud to share that the following CHLA units recently received 2024 Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN): 5 East

Know what air quality indexes measure and what they don't. Check localized air quality, wind direction, and time of day. Well-fitting N95 or KN95 masks help protect kids. Encourage consistent mask use

A nurse practitioner in CHLA’s Cancer and Blood and Disease Institute shares advice on having productive conversations with children and adolescents facing a new cancer diagnosis.

Chemotherapy and radiation treatments affect every patient differently. Here’s how parents can help their children prepare.

The liver is an underappreciated, but dependable organ with superhero-like powers. It is the only organ in the body to truly regenerate to its prior size. Tucked under the right side of the rib cage

A CHLA neurosurgeon explains why thalamic responsive neurostimulation offers a much-needed treatment option for kids with generalized epilepsy.

At 4 years old, Eliot was the first patient at CHLA to receive Elevidys, a groundbreaking new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The treatment has been a game changer for his health.