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A Pair of Daring Heart Procedures Save Preemie Alex’s Life
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A Deepening Partnership: How CHLA and Macedonia Baptist Church Are Tackling Health Inequities in South L.A.
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“A ZIP code should not determine the life expectancy nor the diseases that we get,” says Alejandro “Alex” Guerrero, Executive Director of the Macedonia Community Development Corporation.
CHLA Patient Plays With LEGOS to Overcome Pain
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Billy Becerra and the Unbearable Lightness of Grieving
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“Have you ever jumped out of an airplane?” You got the wrong guy, buddy. Any points for parasailing? No, none, Billy Becerra says. “That’s nothing compared to skydiving. It’s more like flying. When
Meeting SienaGrace in Unique Circumstances
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