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Wellness Fair Helps Families Get Back-to-School Ready
October 21, 2021
Attendees at the event—a partnership between Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Macedonia Baptist Church—were able to pick up supplies and books, receive health screenings, learn about local
What Is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
September 7, 2021
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes caused by a high level of acid in the blood. Find out what DKA is, and why it’s so dangerous.
Standard Test for Diagnosing Autism is Unnecessary when Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians’ Certainty is High, Study Suggests
October 28, 2022
Developmental behavioral pediatricians’ professional judgment does not require the “gold standard” test for autism in the vast majority of cases.
It Takes a Community: Kids Overcome Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
September 11, 2020
A range of specialists at CHLA collaborated to care for a young patient with the new disorder effecting children who have had COVID-19
High-wire Act
April 26, 2018
Katie Hawley was a rising young soccer star when cancer hit at age 9. Now she balances a desire to be a “typical” teenager with the challenges of a life-threatening disease. At 18, Katie Hawley is
Component of Human Breast Milk Enhances Cognitive Development in Babies
February 12, 2020
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 12, 2020) — Maternal factors, such as breast milk, have been shown to affect a baby’s development, and previous animal studies have determined that a carbohydrate, the
Babies and Soldiers:Detecting lung injury
September 23, 2016
Military personnel can be exposed to dusts and toxicants in the field that may contribute to lung disease. The available technologies to detect early-stage alterations of lung function in patients
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $3 Million to Study How Baby’s First Flu Exposure Affects Later Vaccine Response
July 1, 2019
Pediatricians have observed that a baby’s early infection with flu impacts their later response to the virus as well as how protected they are by vaccination. To better understand how this
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