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CHLA Performs Its First Thalamic RNS Procedure for Epilepsy
February 4, 2025
A CHLA neurosurgeon explains why thalamic responsive neurostimulation offers a much-needed treatment option for kids with generalized epilepsy.
“Meaningful Hope:” Elevidys Gene Therapy Helps Eliot Move With Ease
February 3, 2025
At 4 years old, Eliot was the first patient at CHLA to receive Elevidys, a groundbreaking new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The treatment has been a game changer for his health.
Team Uses Low-Field MRI to Improve Lung Care for Children
February 3, 2025
New research at CHLA is harnessing low-field MRI to improve the diagnosis—and treatment—of lung disease in children.
What to Say—and What Not to Say—to Kids Experiencing Loss
January 30, 2025
A behavioral health expert explains how to apply the psychological first aid framework to guide conversations with children impacted by a crisis or disaster.
Q&A: What’s Next for Hemophilia Gene Therapy?
January 27, 2025
An international expert at CHLA talks about the state of hemophilia gene therapy—and what’s on the horizon.
"A Community That Can’t Burn Down:” Patient Families Support CHLA Ophthalmologist Who Lost Home in L.A. Fires
January 24, 2025
Dr. Berry has spent years treating patients with eye cancer, but when her house burned down in the L.A. Fires, her patients came to her aid.
Preventing and Recognizing Blood Clots
January 24, 2025
Everything parents should know about spotting and preventing blood clots in children.
Genetic Clotting Disorders in Children
January 24, 2025
A blood clot is when blood changes from a liquid to a solid. Some kids are born with a genetic condition that makes them at greater risk for a blood clot.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has Best Pediatric Liver Transplant Survival Rates in the Country
January 23, 2025
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has the best one- and three-year post-transplant patient and graft survival rates in the nation for pediatric liver transplants, according to newly released 2025 data
Medical Ketogenic Diet Helps Lucia Stay Seizure-Free
January 22, 2025
A medical odyssey with epilepsy led Lucia’s parents to CHLA, where they found the diet therapy treatment that Lucia’s brain needs to thrive.