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Lexi's Story
… Institute at Phoenix Children’s Epilepsy Cross Country Care for Seizures Meet Lexi. She and her family came to us from Illinois. They were looking for the “best of the best” to treat her brain tumor which … Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s were able to perform laser ablation to remove the tumor. This is her …
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Phoenix Children’s, SRP Partner to Implement New, Innovative Approach to Reduce Child Drownings
In an effort to improve water safety messaging and reduce child drownings in Arizona, SRP is supporting Phoenix Children’s by partnering to support the health system’s drowning prevention curriculum to pediatricians’ practices statewide.
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Phoenix Children’s Hospital Announces Respiratory Virus Season Restrictions
Starting Saturday, December 17 at 5:00 a.m., Respiratory Virus Season visitor restrictions will be in effect at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. This means visitors must be at least 12 years old to visit with patients who are hospitalized.
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Phoenix Children’s Research Institute Study Identifies FOXF1 Enhancers Involved in Rare Lung Disease
This research provides new clarity on a rare, lethal, genetic lung disease which causes respiratory failure in newborns and infants. It also has implications for more common pulmonary disorders.
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New treatment offers hope to child with peanut allergies
… Immunology Eight-year-old Genesis, who goes by Genna, longs for the day when she can bring a PB&J sandwich to school … treatment, Genna and her family had to make a significant commitment. Genna’s treatment would involve a series of … weeks for the dose to be increased in the clinic, and these visits happen 12 times,” Schmidt said. “Sometimes we have to …
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Phoenix Children’s NICU NEST Clinic: A nest above the rest
… most fragile population: premature, at-risk, and medically complex infants. This clinic is an important piece of infant … from hospital discharge to 3 years of age. The clinic visit consists of two appointments in one. Families have an … see a team of therapists who, together with the parents, preform an in-depth developmental screening using the Bayley …
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Feeding Tube Awareness Week and Feeding Disorders
… difficulties of all levels. Phoenix Children’s provides a comprehensive evaluation and treatment for medically complex children with pediatric feeding … of outpatient treatment: Intensive Phase (5-6 weeks) : 24 visits - including four therapy visits per week with an …
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Rylie’s story: Horseback riding a reality thanks to immunotherapy
… We would go to the barn, and I would saddle the horse for her and try to keep her outside the barn and away from … was always no. After about a year of lessons, she began competing at horse shows. These were very long days around … of shots was once a week and Rylie would get 9 shots per visit! Slowly, our visits were less often with less shots …
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Phoenix Children’s Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
Angel Torres was running out of options. After multiple rounds of chemotherapy and a fruitless search for a bone marrow donor, the 3-year-old’s odds against acute lymphoblastic leukemia were grim. That changed in June, when Phoenix Children’s providers recommended CAR-T cellular therapy, a breakthrough new treatment that uses a patient’s own T-cells to attack and destroy cancer cells. Only available at a handful of children’s cancer centers nationwide, CAR-T worked for Angel, destroying the leukemia cells and giving him a second chance at life.
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Tom's Story
… A few weeks after the volleyball incident, an exam at a community hospital brought horrifying news: their … broke the news to Tom, and half an hour later had to leave for an already scheduled meeting at the church where Jon is … two days of tests that preceded his surgery, Jan said. He visited the hospital playroom and immersed himself in …