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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.

• 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.

• "This is Surreal": New Breakthrough Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Gives Family Hope

  With Trikafta, a newly FDA-approved treatment for cystic fibrosis, Joe's lung function appears the same as a person without the disease.

• Lurie Children’s Celebrates 2,000th Cochlear Implant Surgery

  Recently, Nancy Young, MD performed the 2,000th cochlear implant procedure at Lurie Children’s.

• Risks and Long-Term Effects of Marijuana Use

  With Illinois permitting the sale of recreational marijuana, it’s important for parents to know the risks and long-term effects of marijuana use.

• Antibiotic Overuse: Here’s Why You Should Care

  As stewards of CDC’s mission, Lurie Children’s encourages and promotes proper use of antibiotics. 

• Twin Girls Thrive Thanks to Expertise in Fetal Surgery

  Kimberly underwent additional tests which indicated that the twins were suffering from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). 

• Following Airway Surgery, Jakob, 3, is Home for Good

  Soon after he was born, Jakob was diagnosed with chronic lung disease and endured a stroke and brain bleeding, among other issues.

• Physical Therapy Helps Palmer Thrive

  “We support a very fragile, developing brain in an environment that it’s not meant to be in,” says Cheryl, a physical therapist at Lurie Children’s.

• 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.

• 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.

   

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.