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AccuWeather® and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Team-up to Revolutionize Children’s Healthcare Using Environmental Data

June 11, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO (June 11, 2024) - Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California are working with AccuWeather experts to leverage air pollution, UV index

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Research and Breakthroughs

To Reduce Health Disparities, the Southern California Center for Latino Health Focuses on Children and Families

August 1, 2023

The Southern California Center for Latino Health tackles health disparities in children to prevent the development of chronic diseases in adults.

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Research and Breakthroughs

The Future of Autism Treatment

June 20, 2023

Dr. Shafali Jeste at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is seeking biomarkers that can address the incredible variability of autism, an important step toward developing targeted treatments.

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Research and Breakthroughs

New Research Traces Breastfeeding Benefits 10 Years Into Childhood

July 18, 2024

A new study from CHLA researchers explores the connection between breastfeeding duration and positive brain-body development in 9- and 10-year olds.

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Serving the Community

Youth Activism: In CHLA’s Collective of Youth Leaders, BIPOC Teens Take Action to Prevent Opioid Overdoses

September 16, 2024

The group of high school students is trained in the use of a lifesaving medicine to prevent opioid overdose deaths and pushes for policy changes in L.A.

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Research and Breakthroughs

Deep Vein Thrombosis Affects 3% of Central Venous Catheters in NICU Patients

October 28, 2024

A CHLA study used natural language processing to examine the prevalence and risk factors for blood clots in NICU babies with central lines.

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Research and Breakthroughs

CHLA Endocrinologist to Co-Lead New Nationwide Study Investigating the Impacts of Type 1 Diabetes on Childhood Brain Development

October 22, 2024

Dr. Jennifer Raymond and her team will work to recruit participants from underrepresented communities for a research study exploring how Type 1 diabetes affects the developing brain.