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A burgeoning number of studies are examining pediatric health equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). But if not done right, health ...Read More
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Schizophrenia is known to have a genetic component, and variants in 10 genes have been identified as markedly increasing schizophrenia ...Read More
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The time had finally come. Only two weeks after a transformative heart operation at Boston Children’s, 11-year-old Clara Portnoy stood ...Read More
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Whether cruising down a snowy trail or catching a wave, 18-year-old Griffin Srokose loves the adrenaline and freedom he feels ...Read More
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Children with cavernous malformations face unique treatment challenges due to factors such as the malformation’s location, size, risk of bleeding, ...Read More
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Diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3G34-mutant (DHG-H3G34) is a type of high-grade glioma that typically affects adolescents and young adults. The lack ...Read More
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Being just three miles away from her cardiac care team at Boston Children’s makes all the difference in the world ...Read More
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3w ago
New research on the effects of adversity in childhood ties together stress, sleep loss, and attention deficits later in life. ...Read More
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Heather Cookson believes that if she hadn’t insisted her son Ricky get a brain MRI to investigate his frequent headaches, ...Read More
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3w ago
Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), portrayed in the film Lorenzo’s Oil, is a devastating disorder caused by a mutation on the X ...Read More
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