Why Flu Shots Are Important for Kids
September 16, 2024
Flu season can be a doozy. Here’s how the flu vaccine can keep your kids and your entire family safe.
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From High School to Health Care Leadership: Conference Held at CHLA Encourages Teens of Color to Become Tomorrow’s Leaders
July 29, 2024
The High School Healthcare and Leadership Conference provides seminars and hands-on workshops to encourage high schoolers of color to pursue health care careers.
Community Health Workers Offer Hands-On Help to Medi-Cal Families
July 16, 2024
A new Medi-Cal benefit called Enhanced Care Management is helping vulnerable families with the wide range of social needs they face outside the hospital.
L.A. Care Health Plan and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Host Roundtable to Identify Actionable Solutions to Children’s Health Disparities in Los Angeles County
November 14, 2023
The Roundtable participants will develop a child health disparity framework to inform policy and create actionable next steps.
Rx for Healthy Kids: Schedule Routine Immunizations
October 10, 2022
Keeping your child safe and healthy is a multifaceted priority for families, starting with the ride home from the hospital in a properly installed car seat. One of the most effective, lifelong
Decoding Your Baby's Cough
January 21, 2022
Should I Treat a Cough at Home or Call the Pediatrician?
What to Expect at a Virtual Doctor Visit
January 28, 2021
Pediatrician Mona Patel, MD, provides tips for a successful virtual appointment with your child’s doctor.
Visita virtual con el médico: qué puede esperar
January 28, 2021
La pediatra Mona Patel, MD, da consejos para que la cita virtual con el médico de su niño salga bien.
How Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Is Keeping Families Safe During COVID-19
May 19, 2020
When Jenn and Mike Dupke had to take their 4-year-old son, Rhett, to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for a week this spring—in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—they were nervous. Rhett has been
Mona Patel, MD: Driven to Effect Change
March 7, 2019
Children's Hospital Los Angeles celebrates women who tear down walls, face challenges head-on and push boundaries in their field of expertise and beyond.