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Katy & Micki's Story
… Phoenix Children's. Given the level of brain damage, it was surprising Katy could walk and talk. The doctor explained young … 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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Pretend scanner helps children overcome fears
… Pretend scanner helps children overcome fears Blog Child Life Imaging Radiology This Kitten … prepare for their own scan. Child life specialists say that using repetition helps kids get the hang of it. Once young …
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Skin checks (and melanoma) aren’t just for adults
… patients out of the melanoma ‘convo.’ Although not as common as in adults, melanoma is the second most common … young adults—conventional ‘adult type melanoma’, melanoma arising in a large/giant nevus, and Spitz/spitzoid melanoma, …
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Phoenix Children’s Launches Division of Infectious Diseases, Names Chief
In a move to further enhance the award-winning health system’s ability to provide specialized care for children at high risk of infection, Phoenix Children’s created a new Division of Infectious Diseases and named Wassim Ballan, MD, chief of the division.
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Phoenix Children's Adds Top Surgeon to its Top-Ranked Heart Center
One of the country’s foremost pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons has joined the top-ranked pediatric heart program at Phoenix Children’s. Roosevelt Bryant III, MD, now serves as surgical director of the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Device Program at Phoenix Children’s Heart Center, ranked 14 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals and one of just 10 congenital cardiothoracic surgery programs in North America to earn the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ highest-achievable three-star rating.
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5 things to know about vaccines for kids
… (FDA) and the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) recommend it for use. Clinical trials can often take several years to complete. During these trials, the vaccine is tested in … that it can cause developmental issues, or that refusing to vaccinate your child doesn’t affect anyone else. …
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Phoenix Children’s to Build Emergency Department, Specialty Clinic in Avondale
Phoenix Children’s will soon begin work on an emergency department and multi-specialty clinic in Avondale, Ariz., which will provide West Valley families access to top-ranked, pediatric-specific emergency care and expanded specialty services, now closer to home.
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Cryoanalgesia: A “cool” way to control pain after the Nuss Procedure
… Excavatum Ever hear of Pectus Excavatum? It’s the most common chest wall deformity and it occurs in about one in … the chest due to the sternum and ribs developing abnormally causing the sternum to drop inward toward the spine. The …
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Phoenix Children’s and 12 News share miracle stories from 2020
… subsequent chemo treatments – along with an array of health complications requiring specialty care from nearly a dozen … K. noticed that her infant daughter, Charlotte, wasn’t using her right arm, she sought the advice of a doctor. She …
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Oliver’s “zipper”: A heart surgery story
… he and his parents turned his room into a racing paradise, using as much of the space as they could to build ramps, … – which was perfect for a 6-year-old. “I always feel really comfortable at Phoenix Children’s because I know Oliver’s …
