Blog posts
What’s a Social Worker? Here’s the Truth About This Misunderstood Profession
March 12, 2024
A CHLA social worker explains the reality of her job, which, thanks in part to a false Hollywood stereotype, is largely misunderstood.
CHLA Researchers Find That Length of Opioid Treatment for Hospitalized Infants Differs by Institution and Geography
March 12, 2024
Regional and institutional variations in duration of opioid treatment for infants underscore need for national standards.
A Decline in Sports Participation: Why More and More Adolescents Are Quitting
March 12, 2024
Burnout and added financial burden are leading kids to opt out of sports during the teen years.
Don’t Delay Vaccines—They Are Safe, Effective and Save Lives
March 11, 2024
Vaccine misinformation is fueling a drop in vaccine rates—putting children’s lives in unnecessary danger.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Study Finds States Lag in Preventive Care for Sickle Cell Anemia
March 6, 2024
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers find that most children with sickle cell anemia do not get basic preventive care.
From Fetal Diagnosis to Fontan Procedure to Fun-loving Kid
March 4, 2024
The specialized Fetal Cardiology Program in the Heart Institute at CHLA helps kids like E.J. who are born with heart defects grow up stronger and healthier.
Researchers Uncover Social and Economic Factors That Influence Acute Liver Failure in Children—and Ways to Overcome Them
February 13, 2024
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles research study uncovers socioeconomic factors that can impact outcomes of patients with pediatric acute liver failure (PALF).
CHLA Researchers and Their Collaborators in RECOVER Initiative Publish Summary of Long COVID Symptoms in Children
February 9, 2024
CHLA researchers and collaborators in RECOVER Initiative published extensive review of Long COVID symptoms in children to guide physicians and families.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches Pediatric Bariatric Surgery Program
January 29, 2024
Bariatric surgery is one part of a comprehensive CHLA program aimed at improving the long-term health of children and adolescents living with obesity.
Lifesaving Brain Surgery Rescues Buddy From a Rare Encephalitis
January 23, 2024
Rasmussen’s encephalitis imperiled Buddy’s life. Doctors performed a hemispherectomy, disarming his epileptic seizures by separating the two sides of his brain.