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11 (Virtual) back-to-school tips
… especially with plans changing frequently. Your district’s website should include information on needed services and … of online school (and online everything), the stability and comfort of a routine are more important than ever. …
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Vaccines and kids: What parents should know
… to Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius , division chief of primary, complex care and adolescent medicine at Phoenix Children’s, to answer the most common questions she gets in her practice about vaccines, … most common side effects of a vaccine are redness at the site of injection and feeling a little bit under the weather …
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Eli’s Journey to Scoliosis Surgery
Meet Eli, a 16-year-old runner, who received posterior spinal fusion surgery at Phoenix Children’s to treat progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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Leading the way in treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
… disease modifying therapies that can change clinical outcomes and even result in normal motor development with early … to establish standards of care, a registry to track outcomes from 2018-2024, and has developed programs to prepare … Phoenix Children’s has been designated a Cure SMA regional site . Our patients are participating in real world data …
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Overcoming multiple spinal conditions: Mia’s story
… Overcoming multiple spinal conditions: Mia’s story Blog Center … of her youth league soccer games, Mia came to the sideline complaining of pain in her side. At first, her family … to be approximately the size of a broom stick. At the tumor site, it was the size of a drinking straw,” said Mia’s mom, …
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Travel Tips for Kids with Complex Medical Needs
… Travel Tips for Kids with Complex Medical Needs Blog Complex Medical Needs General … travel destination. Brittany referred to national parks’ websites while planning their family trip so they could plan …
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Tom's Story
… A few weeks after the volleyball incident, an exam at a community hospital brought horrifying news: their … two days of tests that preceded his surgery, Jan said. He visited the hospital playroom and immersed himself in …
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The Right Diagnosis Helped Brennan Get Back to Being a Kid
… was in Phoenix for a soccer tournament when he started complaining of stomach pain. It was the Friday night before … assistant with the endocrinology team and several nurses visited to teach Brennan and his parents what they needed to …
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Going High Tech to Treat Epilepsy
Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Epilepsy Program is on the cutting edge of diagnosing and treating pediatric epilepsy.
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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 … involved Dr. Wallace implanting telescopic rods into both femurs (thigh bones) to provide support and help reduce …