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• How Speech-Language Pathologists Can Help Kids with Eating Difficulties

  At Lurie Children’s, Speech-Language Pathologists are specially trained to work with infants and children who have difficulty feeding and swallowing. 

• Summer Reaches for the Sky

  Summer has been treated at Lurie Children's by numerous specialists for a genetic disease that has resulted in a benign brain tumor.

• Lili Lands a Successful Recovery, Getting Back to Gymnastics Career

  USA gymnast, Lili, encountered pain daily with extensive gymnastics training. Looking for answers, Lili sought out care at the Institute for Sports Medicine. 

• How to Prevent Osteoporosis at a Young Age

  Osteoporosis affects overall bone stability where bones become frail and less dense. Learn more on how to prevent osteoporosis at a young age.

• Nikolas Feels Like A ‘Normal’ Kid After Kidney Transplant at Lurie Children’s

  Diagnosed as a toddler with a kidney disorder, Nikolas grew up used to tiring quickly when running around with his friends and frequent trips to the hospital. 

• Clinical Trials at Lurie Children’s Benefit from Advances in Gene Therapy

  Gene therapy is a way to correct harmful genetic changes. Its purpose is to give cells the right DNA instructions needed to make products that work as they should.

• Four-Week Old Infant Undergoes Minimally Invasive Gallstone Removal

  Imagine hearing the words, “Your baby has gallstones.” For Michael and Kara, their journey as first-time parents has been anything but ordinary.

• Repairing the Brain from Within

  When Kennedy was diagnosed before birth with a blood vessel malformation in her brain, her parents were frantic to find an expert to treat her.

• Lurie Children’s Physician Starts Latin American Movement to Raise Child Abuse Awareness

  One week into his rotation, Dr. Rosado was certain he wanted to work in pediatric child abuse. Now, he's educating other pediatricians in his birth country. 

• Emma’s Legacy: Smiles and Books for Kids Like Her

  Diagnosed with a clival chordoma, Emma found escape through the stories she immersed herself in while undergoing treatment. 

• 12-Year-Old Born Deaf Knows No Limits

  When Max just 6 months old, his ears were both surgically implanted with a cochlear implant which allowed him to hear, learn to understand speech and speak clearly.

• Wireless Sensors Advance Care for NICU Babies

  A pair of wireless sensors replace the tangle of wire-based sensors that currently monitor babies in hospitals and pose a barrier to parent-baby physical bonding. 

• A Zest for Life: Amerie’s Battle with Spina Bifida

  While in-utero, Amerie was diagnosed with a severe form of spina bifida called myelomeningocele. 

• Male Fertility Preservation: A Glimpse of Hope

  For many children undergoing chemotherapy, infertility is a harsh reality they may have to face in the future. 

• Toddler with Brain on Fire Disease Thrives with Expert Care

  Doctors were stumped to find the cause of Grace’s seizures. 

• Deciphering the Definition of Ketogenic Diet

  When you eat a ketogenic diet, the body flips from using glucose for energy to using fat and ketones for energy.