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When children grow up in safe, stable, and nurturing environments, they thrive. Research shows that without these consistent supports, traumatic experience, adverse experiences and chronic stress—known as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—can increase the risk of serious but
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The team at Phoenix Children’s diagnoses and treats a wide range of mild to complex bone conditions in children and teens. These include: Fibrous dysplasia: This rare bone disorder causes certain bones to be replaced by abnormal scar-like connective tissue. This often leads to
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A Tale of Resilience: How Sibling Love and Expert Care Triumphed Over Sickle Cell
… Love and Expert Care Triumphed Over Sickle Cell Blog Bone Marrow Transplant Sickle Cell Center for Cancer and … days of Karma and Kiana’s lives went smoothly, with minimal complications or reasons for concern. However, by the time … for sickle cell patients called hydroxyurea, but their bodies did not respond to it, leaving their pain crises …
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Is this normal? How to talk to your child about death
… is a difficult topic to discuss amongst other adults, let alone with children. For most, the idea of having a sit-down … pretty horrifying. However, just because it may make us uncomfortable, it doesn’t mean our children don’t have … of death, what happens after death or why some people die and not others. Should you encounter these types of …
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Anatomy of a Newborn Baby's Skull The skull may seem to be one large bone, but it's made of several major bones that are connected together. The major bones that compose the skull include: 2 frontal bones 2 parietal bones 1 occipital bone These bony plates cover the brain, and
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… this visit, we’ll discuss what testing has already been done and assess your child’s nutritional status. We may recommend other tests before we finalize the treatment plan. … This clinic allows us to adjust treatment regimens and diets, as well as routinely check patients who are currently …
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Dialysis in Children What is dialysis? Dialysis is a procedure that is done routinely on people who have acute or chronic kidney (renal) failure. It filters waste and extra fluid from the blood. That is something that would normally be done by the kidneys. Dialysis may also be
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Ethan's Story
… was worried about what other kids might say. "Hey, Ethan!" one boy called out. "Are you going to get in trouble all the … early in his third grade year, shortly after his uncle died. At first there was a sadness that seemed a natural … a really, really rocky time and wondered, 'Will we ever come out of this?'" The sadness spiraled into deep …
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Innovative Cancer Research Physician Joins Phoenix Children's
Mario Otto, MD, PhD, has been appointed Director of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) and Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology at Phoenix Children’s.
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Common Tests During Pregnancy These are some of the more common tests done during pregnancy. First trimester prenatal screening tests First trimester screening is a combination of fetal ultrasound and maternal blood testing. It can help find out the risk that the fetus has