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Johanna Olson, MD, specializes in adolescent medicine at CHLA, where she directs the Center for Transyouth Health and Development. Olson was featured on “Bruce Jenner–The Interview” on ABC.

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

Researchers at CHLA have demonstrated that young adults with CAH have increased amounts of abdominal fat tissue, placing them at greater risk for conditions linked to obesity.

Under the compassionate care of CHLA’s Jo Olson-Kennedy, gender-nonconforming and transgender kids emerge into themselves.

Kids often ask their parents questions that they feel uncomfortable about or unprepared to answer. Children may learn about LGBT people through their friends, in the media, or by knowing an LGBT adult

Talking to your child about gender identity and sexual orientation can feel overwhelming for parents who aren’t sure where or how to begin the conversation. Often, these conversations start after a

Screening of thousands of children in California suggests which mutations are disease-causing and which are benign When it comes to cystic fibrosis (CF), more than 2,000 different genetic mutations

A study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the California Department of Public Health suggests that all babies with a known mutation for cystic

A team of researchers from nine leading academic hospitals and research centers have published a paper in the early online edition of the journal Cancer that describes pulmonary outcomes among