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Harper is “A New Child” After Lymphatic Malformation Removal
What seemed like a typical tumble for fifteen month old Harper, revealed a larger concern for her parents, as they discovered a marble-sized bump on her neck.
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Life After Cancer: Tissue Navigator Helps Families Accommodate Donation Wishes
After Tanner was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, his entire life was turned upside down – but amazingly, his kind heart remained the same.
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Liam Tackles Rare Congenital Bladder Condition with Urology Team
A rare condition, bladder exstrophy occurs when the bladder or bowel does not form properly in utero.
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Personal Hygiene for Tweens & Teens
Establishing good personal hygiene routine as a tween or teen can help alleviate some of the awkwardness and anxiety of puberty.
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Family Discovers 8-Year-Old’s Single-Sided Deafness, and a Remedy for It
Cochlear implants are electronic devices that help many children with significant hearing loss
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Maddy Ray: An Inspiration for Those Fighting Hepatoblastoma
Luke and Katie’s world got turned upside down when their six-month old baby girl, Maddy Ray, was diagnosed with a hepatoblastoma.
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X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is Added to the Newborn Screen in Illinois
Newborn screening can change a baby’s life. It is testing that is done shortly after birth to help detect serious health conditions before obvious symptoms appear.
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Interventional Radiology Cutting-Edge Procedure Puts Brooklyn Back in the Game
Sitting on the sidelines is not something nine-year-old Brooklyn is accustomed to doing.
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Pediatric Strokes Are More Common Than You Think
Childhood stroke affects about 1 to 8 in 100,000 children in the western hemisphere.
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Signs and Symptoms of a Staph Infection
Staph aureus can cause infections with skin and soft tissue infections being the most common type of staph infection seen in the community.
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‘Brighter Days’ Ahead for Brielle, Whose 8-Year Transplant Wait is Over
Finally, after 8 years, a healthy small bowel was available for Brielle’s transplant.
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Toddler Diagnosed with Extremely Rare Cancer Receives Life-Saving Bone Marrow Transplant
James McCarthy, now 3, was diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive form of leukemia, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML).
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Blás is a Champion When it Comes to Bowel Management
Once they arrived at Lurie Children’s, Blás was diagnosed with an imperforate anus, a birth defect where the anus is not fully developed or is blocked.
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Miguel Finds the Right Plan for Kidney Stone Treatment at Lurie Children’s
Miguel had kidney stones due to cystinuria, a condition that affects the kidneys and bladder, often causing painful stones and urinary tract infections.
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Athletic Teen Stays on Track After Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery
Karen will never forget the Sunday morning her daughter woke up with a limp, dragging her foot.
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George Can See, Thanks to Lurie Children's Physicians
The daughter of a blind mother and a legally blind godmother, Heather Sullivan grew up “witnessing the blind living in a sighted world,” she says.