Blog posts
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Pulmonology Chief Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
October 20, 2023
Sally Ward, MD, received a lifetime achievement award from the American Thoracic Society for her contributions to pediatric pulmonology.
Hello, Neighbor! Community Wellness Festival Brings CHLA and Local Residents Together
October 19, 2023
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles hosted a Community Wellness Festival—a health education fair promoting wellness and community spirit.
How Do ‘Legacies of Stress’ Impact Future Generations?
October 19, 2023
A CHLA researcher is studying how stress may be registered biologically and inherited by the next generation.
New Suite Enhances Pediatric Interventional Radiology
October 17, 2023
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has opened a new interventional radiology suite featuring equipment not found at other pediatric hospitals.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Leads First Precision Health Trial for Dup15q Syndrome
October 17, 2023
The trial is studying a potential treatment for Dup15q and incorporates an EEG biomarker established by CHLA researchers.
What Is Health Literacy? (And Why You Should Care)
October 17, 2023
Learn how personal and organizational health literacy improves care for patients and their families.
Why Is it Important to Choose a Pediatric Research Hospital With Access to Clinical Trials?
October 10, 2023
Every cancer treatment that now exists for children was tested in a clinical trial. Clinical research and clinical trials are the only way to develop new and better therapies for children who have
What Is a Clinical Trial? Your Questions Answered
October 3, 2023
Clinical trials bring new research to kids and adults. Why should adults and kids take part in clinical trials? Because everyone can benefit.
Gene Therapy Saves Greigh From a Paralyzing Muscle Disease
September 22, 2023
Newborn screening found that Greigh had spinal muscular atrophy. He was sent to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where gene therapy saved him from paralysis.
5 Reasons It’s Important for People of Color to Take Part in Clinical Trials
September 19, 2023
Historically, middle- and higher-income White families and individuals of European ancestry have been the vast majority of participants in clinical trials