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Billy Becerra and the Unbearable Lightness of Grieving
May 24, 2018
“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
A Gift for Gabriel
October 9, 2015
Two-year-old Gabriel Lopez had been hospitalized for more than a year, hooked up to a 200-pound machine. Then, on Christmas Eve, he got the gift of a lifetime.
Precision Medicine for Pediatric Cancer
May 16, 2019
Research performed over the last several decades has led to an increased understanding of the genetics of cancer. The clinical application of this knowledge for pediatric cancer has lagged behind
A Pioneering Transplant Turns Ruben’s Heart Around (Literally)
February 22, 2019
The new heart was on its way down from the helipad. At the same time, Cynthia Herrington, MD, was carefully removing Ruben’s old heart from his chest. It was a heart she had seen before—she had
Reducing Use of Opioids Following Appendectomy
February 2, 2022
Ten pediatric hospitals have collaborated on a study to safely decrease opioid use after the surgical procedure.
Cix’s One-of-a-Kind Heart Condition
May 20, 2022
A young boy is diagnosed with ARCAPA, a congenital heart defect so rare that the CHLA cardiologist who diagnosed the condition had never encountered it before in more than two decades of pediatric
Extra Credit
April 29, 2020
For Christine Uddin, fulfillment at work comes from being supported in going above and beyond.
After Suffering From Long COVID, Lucas Wants to Help Others
April 25, 2022
Tiredness and fatigue. Frequent headaches. Brain fog. These are just a few symptoms of long COVID that can persist weeks after a COVID-19 infection. Find out how researchers at Children’s Hospital Los
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