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Like Music to His Parents' Ears
November 26, 2019
It wasn’t the standard goo-goo ga-ga or ma-ma da-da, but to his parents the strained, gravelly hehhh that Rio produced inside a patient room at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles was operatic. Patrick
Pacifier Practice
October 24, 2019
A pacifier that plays a sweet lullaby encourages baby Jayla to learn the skills she needs to feed and self-soothe
For Walter to Feel Better
October 7, 2019
How Lloyd’s little brother overcame a skull condition and became the coolest kid at the playground
‘I Can See! I Can See!’
July 11, 2019
You will have to grant a parental pardon to Heather for her momentary excessive permissiveness, allowing her 5-year-old daughter to race down the block after dark, free from her mother’s hand. It wasn
The Newborn Follow-Up Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
June 5, 2019
Our Newborn Infant Follow-Up Program at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles assesses the developmental, medical, nutritional and psychosocial needs of infants born prematurely or who have been
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
Eliana Puts Her Dancing Shoes Back On
January 30, 2019
It seems like the magic of the moment sweeps up Eliana, unannounced, at key instances in her life. Last year it happened at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala, when she was brought onstage by
Ali’s 13,000-Mile Journey of Hope
August 2, 2018
First, he wiggled his fingers. Then he wiggled his toes. Now, he moves his head side to side, and he furrows his eyebrows when he doesn’t agree with you. For 3-year-old Ali Al-Mutawa—and for his
Guidelines for Keeping Your Child Safe at Home
June 7, 2018
It is in every parent’s interest to keep his or her children safe at all times. We tend to associate safety with areas in which we are most familiar, like our home, but did you know that about 4.5
Celebrating ‘Super Seth’
March 2, 2018
Superheroes come in many shapes and sizes. In the movies and the comics, they’re most often big and strong, with bulging biceps and superpowers unlike anything we earthlings have ever seen. In real