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Meet Jeremy! When his parents learned he would be born with achondroplasia, they began a journey for care that ended at our Skeletal Health Center. Find out how he’s doing — and why his mom calls him “the happiest boy that’s ever existed.” ✨⤵️
Finding the right team for achondroplasia: Jeremy’s story | Boston Children's Answers
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When Jeremy's parents learned he would be born with achondroplasia, they began a journey for care that ended at our Skeletal Health Center.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
How do you create a health care space just for families? At our new Boston Children’s Needham location, we’ve included lots of kid-friendly touches — from colorful, interactive artwork to a nautical-themed MRI machine. Explore some of our artwork at your next appointment after we open on January 21!
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Give the gift of hope to kids like Isabella. Her rare condition is no longer terminal thanks to trailblazing research at Boston Children’s that your donations made possible. Now, she has a second chance.
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We're pretty sure happiness begins with the Jonas Brothers for our patient, Emma! 🤩 Big thank you to our friends at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals for making this amazing meet and greet possible. If she could take a time machine back to this magical night, we bet she would! 🩵
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The history of cystic fibrosis diagnosis
In 1955, Dr. Harry Shwachman, head of Boston Children’s Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, developed the first practical sweat test to diagnose cystic fibrosis (CF). It involved encasing the patient’s body in a plastic bag to collect sweat, then using the pictured device to measure levels of salt in the sample. Cystic fibrosis causes sweat to be 2-5 times saltier than average. The sweat test allowed for much simpler and earlier diagnosis of CF, crucial to effective treatment. A version of it is still the main diagnostic tool used today.
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