Beating the Odds
December 3, 2020
One year after leaving Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 2-year-old Quinn is beating the odds and thriving despite a severe birth defect.
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Leah and Her Fragile Lungs
June 5, 2019
At only 2 days old, and 5 lbs., 3 oz., Leah Faith commanded the attention of the two dozen medical professionals surrounding her bed in the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Newborn and Infant
Best Uncle Ever
December 2, 2019
Grateful for his nephew’s life-changing care, JP LeVeque raised an impressive $115,000 to support CHLA—and all he had to do was run the L.A. Marathon.
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Researchers use MRS imaging to study effects of hypothermia for infants with decreased oxygen to the brain.
Therapeutic Cooling Effectively Targets Site of Brain Injury
February 20, 2020
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On Her First Birthday, Julie Has a Lot to Smile About
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“Five fingers, five toes! Five fingers, five toes!” the doctor called out as he delivered little Julie Rose Osumi-Cabaya via C-section. “No cord around her neck; that’s great!” Then he casually added
Combining Erythropoietin with Therapeutic Hypothermia Does Not Improve Outcomes of Infants with Neonatal HIE, Study Finds
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles imaging researchers developed biomarkers for a study seeking treatments for infants with oxygen deprivation damage
Elliott’s Total Eclipse of the Heart
March 15, 2019
On the morning of Aug. 21, 2017, a nurse brought a special gift into 2-year-old Elliott’s room at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: a pair of eclipse glasses. It was the day of the much-anticipated