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We have so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving — especially our incredible Boston Children’s team. Thank you for your dedication to our patients and families, and for the meaningful impact you make in our community every day.
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Meet our Food Services team, the dedicated faces who make Thanksgiving happen here at the hospital. This year, they’re preparing meals for more than 2,000 patients, families, and staff members. From all of us at Boston Children’s, wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡
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Huge shoutout to Harlem Globetrotters’ Lucius “Too Tall” Winston for bringing big energy and even bigger smiles to our patient families at Seacrest Studios! Your crazy basketball talents lit up the studio, and the joy you shared on and off the mic made this visit one to remember 🏀
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When 12-year-old competitive dancer Sophia was diagnosed with a “massive” brain tumor, her parents knew that traveling from Wisconsin to our Brain Tumor Center would be worth the trip. Two years later, Sophia is back on stage — and in the spotlight! ✨ Read her full story 👉 ms.spr.ly/6181tnMv1
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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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