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Catching Waves: CATCH Surf Program Empowers Kids With Hand Differences to Push Their Limits
April 29, 2025
The Center for Achievement of Teens and Children With Hand Differences provides a community for children and teens with hand and upper extremity limb differences.
How Organ Shortages Affect the Smallest of Heart Transplant Patients
April 28, 2025
A shortage of transplantable organs means that some babies do not get the hearts that they need in time.
CHLA Team Is First in World to Investigate Cardiac Xenotransplant as a ‘Bridge’ for Babies
April 28, 2025
A CHLA heart surgeon presented the xenotransplant results in a plenary session at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation meeting.
Kids May Take More Than a Month Longer to Recover From Non-Sports Related Concussions
April 25, 2025
Jonathan Santana, DO, and Tishya Wren, PhD, led a team of CHLA researchers who determined that children take longer to recover from non-sports-related concussions, and that age and gender also affect
Skin-to-Skin Contact Offers Key Benefits for Parent and Child
April 25, 2025
From improved heart rates to neurodevelopmental gains, CHLA is aiming to emphasize the practice, which carries a host of powerful health advantages.
How to Talk to Your Child About Cancer in a Loved One
April 25, 2025
Worried about what to say to your child when a loved one has cancer? A psychologist in CHLA’s Cancer and Blood Disease Institute shares tips for leading healthy conversations around cancer.
How to Heal Your Baby’s Diaper Rash
April 25, 2025
Diaper rash is a part of babyhood, but there’s plenty you can do to make it go away. Follow these simple tips to soothe your baby’s skin, speed healing—and help prevent more rashes in the future.
What Parents Should Know About Newborn Hearing Screenings
April 24, 2025
Early detection of hearing loss in children is imperative. Learn what the result of your kid’s hearing test means—and what you need to do about it next.
Team of BPD Specialists Takes On Preemie’s Chronic Lung Disease
April 23, 2025
A final attempt to overcome their baby’s severe case of bronchopulmonary dysplasia led one family to seek lifesaving help at CHLA’s neonatal intensive care unit.
What Is Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy? A CHLA Neurosurgeon Describes the Procedure for Children With Cerebral Palsy
April 22, 2025
CHLA neurosurgeon Virendra R. Desai, MD, describes how a surgical procedure can dramatically improve the ability to walk for certain children with cerebral palsy.