Misuse of Opioid Medications Affects Teens
November 10, 2020
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles experts offer advice to help adolescents and parents deal with a substance use and drug abuse.
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Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD
February 28, 2020
Pediatric Surgeon Lorraine Kelley-Quon is tackling the opioid crisis with an eye to improving long-term health outcomes.
Viviana Beats the Odds—and Leukemia—to Reunite With CHLA Nurses
February 23, 2017
In May 2011, at her grandmother’s birthday party, Viviana Flores did something nearly unheard of for a 6 year old: She turned down a piece of cake. She and her mom, Diana Hernandez, had just come from
Managing Your Child’s Pain in a Non-Traditional Way
July 15, 2015
Massage? Acupuncture? Biofeedback? A nurse breaks down complementary and alternative medicine.
PTSD Can Affect Sick Kids?
February 20, 2015
Medical PTSD can result from receiving a medical diagnosis like cancer and undergoing subsequent treatment. The symptoms of medical PTSD are specifically the result of a traumatic medical situation.
Not Only an Adult Condition, Fibromyalgia Affects Kids Too
June 5, 2014
Fibromyalgia tender points as outlined by the American College of Rheumatology . Credit: 3D4Medical.com Unseen by lab tests and the naked eye, fibromyalgia is an “invisible” condition characterized by