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Finding a Needle in a Haystack
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Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have developed and tested a new biomarker assay for quantifying disease and detecting the presence of neuroblastoma
What Is Sickle Cell Disease?
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition that affects oxygen flow throughout the body. Babies born with SCD should be seen by health care providers with special knowledge about the disease.
Your Infant is Teething: Know the Signs and Symptoms
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Teething can be a time of great frustration for caregivers, in this post I will list some of the most common symptoms, explain how they relate to teething and share some insight on how to help soothe
The Link Between Unhappiness and Smartphone Usage with Kids
August 15, 2017
What is the connection between unhappiness and smartphone usage with kids? What are you seeing now? Research is demonstrating that there is a rise in anxiety and depression in youth that they are
Using Computerized Support to Aid Clinicians in Ventilator Management
May 31, 2020
In the most severe cases of COVID-19, patients suffer from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can be fatal. Ventilator management in ARDS is complicated, and randomized trials have
Owen Is Living Seizure-Free After Brain Surgery
September 8, 2021
A large tumor in his brain was triggering seizures. Read how neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles changed little Owen’s life.
Therapeutic Cooling Effectively Targets Site of Brain Injury
February 20, 2020
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 20, 2020) — When a newborn suffers lack of oxygen before or during birth, doctors have very little time to save precious brain tissue. The only proven effective way to eat babies
Caiden Moran’s Chance to Hear
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When Caiden Moran was born, he failed the newborn hearing screening, a standard test given to all babies before they leave the hospital. So his parents brought him back for a recheck. And he failed
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