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Top questions to ask when considering a childhood cancer clinical trial
… only to accidents. As Childhood Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, Phoenix Children’s is shining a spotlight … A clinical trial is a medical research study that is guided by a specific plan of action. Patients volunteer to … trial affect my daily life? What type of long-term follow-up care is required for this study? What’s a “Phase I” …
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Gut Check: Better digestive health for our kids
… together with our medical teams to optimize care through a comprehensive approach. Our Pediatric Aerodigestive Center , led by Dr. Dana Williams , a nationally recognized leader in the … sufficient water Assess your fiber intake Take a probiotic supplement Relieve stress with exercise and relaxation …
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Keeping your kids safe in the car starts with proper car seat installation – We can help
… and installing a car seat is not an easy task. It’s common to have questions and doubts. Which car seat is the … our car seat fitting station, thanks to generous program support from Valley Toyota Dealers. Child Passenger Safety … Week is September 19 – 25 and we want to celebrate by providing you information about what to expect at your …
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Tips to prevent sports injuries in kids
Active kids get accidental injuries, from bumps and bruises to broken bones. With year-round sports becoming more common, specialists in the Phoenix Children’s Sports Medicine Program can help keep your young athlete safe.
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Stetson's Story
… His neurologist in Oklahoma City, Dr. Amber Stocco, recommended he see Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix … time. Now, rs-fMRI Searchlight takes just minutes to set up and runs on its own for two hours. Then, physicians can … hamartoma, which is impossible to localize seizures by traditional techniques such as EEG, PET, MEG, but the …
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Phoenix Children’s Opens 44,000-Square Foot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The new space, which replaces Phoenix Children’s existing NICU, is Arizona's only Level IV NICU as designated by the American Academy of Pediatrics, indicating the highest level of care available for the most complex neonatal conditions. In addition to providing high-quality medical care, the new space was designed to enhance patient family comfort.
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Dog Bite Prevention Week: Teaching your child pet safety
… different dogs are best suited for different families. I recommend researching breeds to make sure your family is able … pet in the direction that the hair is growing so as not to upset the dog. Never pet dogs while they are chewing on a … bite. Training and socializing your dog is very important . By creating positive experiences with other dogs, adults, …
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Living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Theo’s medical journey
… crying all the time no matter what they did to comfort him. When Theo was four weeks old, Christina heard … really enjoy performing the rodding surgery that we use to support OI children’s bones. The surgery makes such a … care plan. For families with children affected by OI who are in need of evaluation or treatment, please …
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Tube Feeding 101
… when your child is unable to take enough nutrition by mouth. For example, children with chewing and/or … feeds can be provided as bolus feeds, continuous feeds or a combination of the two. Bolus feeds are like eating a meal. … could be provided overnight while the patient sleeps to supplement nutrition. Continuous feeds can be given if the …
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Treating acquired pediatric epilepsy from brain injury
… ischemic brain injury after cardiac arrest or perinatal complications, strokes, or brain infections. As children … injuries enter the recovery phase, several of them will end up with a diagnosis they did not have before: epilepsy. … of their injury. These patients continued to be followed by physicians toward their recovery phase and into the …
