Blog posts
After-hours Illness or Injury? Advantages of Choosing Pediatric Urgent Care
May 21, 2024
After-hours symptoms don’t have to involve a trip to the emergency department. Pediatric urgent care offers specialized emergency care in person and virtually.
CHLA Team Members’ Volunteerism Powers Community Health Projects
May 15, 2024
Team members in the Community Impact Champions Network continue to take the hospital’s dedication to nurturing healthier neighborhoods seriously.
Has Your Baby Been Diagnosed With Tongue-Tie?
May 10, 2024
If your baby has a tongue-tie (ankyloglossia), treatments are available. Learn how feeding therapists, lactation consultants and tongue-tie surgery may help.
Genetic Testing Finds Lethal Heart Disease Lurking in Family
May 3, 2024
CHLA’s Cardiogenomics team cares for three siblings after it was found they inherited a dangerous heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
How to Help Your Child Make Friends With a Child Who Has Autism
May 2, 2024
Explaining autism to your child can be challenging. But it can help foster meaningful friendships with autistic classmates and promote inclusivity.
CHLA Saturday Event Invites Families to Dispose of Unwanted Medications
April 24, 2024
CHLA’s opioid take-back day provides families a safe way to discard their unused prescription drugs and protect their kids from potential harm.
Can Augmented Reality Improve Exercise for Children With Cerebral Palsy?
April 17, 2024
A pilot study at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is testing whether augmented reality can promote physical activity for children with cerebral palsy.
Linked by Their Hand Differences, Ramon and Ethan Forged an Improbable Friendship
April 17, 2024
Limb Difference Awareness Month shines on two CHLA patients, born years apart with similar hand disorders, who connected through the hospital’s CATCH Program.
What Happens to Scoliosis After a Tether Breaks?
April 12, 2024
New data shows that 50% of patients who underwent vertebral body tethering for scoliosis had curve progression after their tether broke.
What’s a Social Worker? Here’s the Truth About This Misunderstood Profession
March 12, 2024
A CHLA social worker explains the reality of her job, which, thanks in part to a false Hollywood stereotype, is largely misunderstood.