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Genetic Clotting Disorders in Children

January 24, 2025
A blood clot is when blood changes from a liquid to a solid. Some kids are born with a genetic condition that makes them at greater risk for a blood clot.
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Teens With Heavy Menstruation Don’t Need to Suffer in Silence — Period.

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Neonatology Doctor Defuses Preemie’s Dangerous Blood Clot

February 14, 2025
The risky decision to use a blood thinner to shrink the large clot, which took up nearly all of Birdie’s right atrium, turned out to be a lifesaver.
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Deep Vein Thrombosis Affects 3% of Central Venous Catheters in NICU Patients

October 28, 2024
A CHLA study used natural language processing to examine the prevalence and risk factors for blood clots in NICU babies with central lines.
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Four Key Questions to Ask at Your Child’s First Cardiology Visit

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How an Evolving Understanding of MIS-C could Help to Unlock the Mysteries of Kawaski Disease

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Jacqueline Szmuszkovicz, MD, described the overlapping clinical features of post-COVID syndrome MIS-C, and another rare illness, Kawasaki disease
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The causes, symptoms, and treatments of a common arm injury among young children
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Management of Sickle Cell Disease: A Perspective for Pediatricians

March 3, 2020
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common genetic blood disorders, affecting over 100,000 Americans and 1 in 365 African-American newborn babies. It is an autosomal recessive condition
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COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents Need to Know Now

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The latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 vaccine information from an expert at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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