Lurie Children's Blog
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Girl Born Profoundly Deaf Reaches for the Sky, and Finds Her Dream Job There
Ellie Graeber says she has never let the profound hearing impairment in both of her ears get in the way of what she wants, and she has the record to prove it.
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia – Our Family’s Journey
One family shares their journey after their child was diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in utero.
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Bringing Awareness to Rare Diseases
At five months old, Dominic was diagnosed with congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG).
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“A Beautifully Adventurous Life”: New Mom Reflects on Twin’s Life-Saving Heart Surgeries
An ultrasound showed that Baby B’s heart was not fully formed, a result of a congenital heart defect known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).
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CAR-T Therapy Offers Individualized Cancer Treatment Using a Patient’s Own Immune System
Individualized CAR-T therapy uses a patient’s own immune system to fight certain types of cancers.
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Letting Kids be Kids: Meet Lurie Children’s Activity Coordinators
Our activity coordinators arrange and implement programs and activities for patients of all ages and abilities.
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