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Baylee's Story
… her bloodstream. What he found wasn’t just scary; it was baffling: Baylee’s white blood cell count was shockingly high … a symptom of leukemia. The only problem was that the cells didn’t appear leukemic. Baylee's Story - Leukemia Previous … Roberta Adams, MD, explained the best chance would come from a sibling match — specifically, Baylee’s …
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Halloween costume and trick-or-treating safety tips
… candy bar, we would scream with excitement. We would take pride in taking the best picture to show off our candy loot. Another fond childhood memory is choosing … for the perfect costume, consider these costume safety recommendations to keep your trick-or-treater safe: Costumes …
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Katy & Micki's Story
… was terribly wrong with 4-year-old Katy. Fever and nausea aside, this was more than a simple case of the flu. The vacant … around the damaged areas. He slowly weaned Katy off the heavy doses of medicine she was taking to control … had destroyed the right side of her brain. She was in a coma. The next days were a blur of confusion, but Leslie …
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Thinking of adding a dog to your family?
… (ages 2 and 5) and husband. Even though we have not yet decided, my two sons are often around dogs. At grandma’s house … relationship with children, when they are only trying to sniff away. A child’s voice might bother a dog . Children tend … to help guide child’s interactions. By following these recommendations, you can prevent a dog bite: Leaving …
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Exercise-induced asthma and its imitators
… in patients with poorly controlled asthma , exercise is a common trigger for asthma symptoms. In some patients, the … a bronchodilator for 15-30 min before exercise as well as identifying and avoiding the triggers. Bronchodilators are … be other causes in addition to EIB. It may be an entirely different cause. Often pediatricians attribute all exercise …
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Tapping Into Resilience
… Fetal Care Center Prematurity Fetal Care Before becoming a mother, if someone had told Charmaine she would … Noa, and her firstborn, Gigi. “Whatever it takes,” she said. “I show up, I stay positive, and I don’t focus on the … dysplasia , a serious condition that mostly affects babies born more than 10 weeks prematurely. Noa’s …
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Researchers at Phoenix Children’s First in the World to Produce Mouse Lungs in Rats
Pediatric patients who have severe forms of lung disease associated with respiratory failure often need transplantable lung tissues and this study proves generating transplantable lungs from stem cells using large animals as bioreactors is possible.
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Phoenix Children’s Expands Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Team with Hire of Globally Renowned Brittle Bone Expert
The health system system has added another internationally renowned surgeon-scientist to its medical staff. Maegen Wallace, MD, MBA, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and expert in osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease.
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Ventricular Assist Devices – Bridges to life
… Ventricular Assist Devices – Bridges to life Blog Heart Failure Heart Transplant VAD … with heart failure , which ranks it among the most common serious conditions in children. Heart failure occurs … the rest of the vital organs. This can be the result of different causes, like congenital heart disease (heart …
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Ear deformities in newborns and ear molding
… Deformities Ear Molding ENT Why does my child’s ear look different? The formation of an ear is a complex process that takes place over a long period of time. … as: prominent ear (bat ear), Stahl’s ear (pointed ear), lidding, conchal crus, and other rim deformities. Ear …