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Huge thank you to UMPS CARE Charities for visiting today! 🧸 They brought Build-a-Bear toys for patient families to dress up and played games with our friends in The Hale Family Center for Families and Ryan Seacrest Foundation Seacrest Studio. Shout out to MLB ⚾ umpires for a memorable Friday! ⚾️
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Sugar, ultra processed food, and social media are just a few ways in which children receive high reward hits of dopamine. So, what exactly does it mean to experience a dopamine deficit? Kevin Simon, MD, MPH, sits down with WCVB Channel 5 Boston to share some insight. ⤵️
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Give a Smile at Shaw’s and Star Market to support lifesaving care for kids like Emerson from Vermont. He’s had 13 brain surgeries and a calf muscle surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital to fix complications caused by a stroke when he was an infant. Now 8, Emerson is a big Red Sox and Bruins fan, has lots of friends and is doing great! Give a Smile to every child by donating at checkout or by redeeming your Shaw's Supermarket or Star Market for U™ Reward points.
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Help kids be kids while they fight illness and give them the world’s best care. Give a Smile when you shop at Shaw's Supermarket and Star Market, now through July 31. Donate at checkout or redeem Shaw’s or Star Market for U™ Reward points to help kids, like E.J. from Maine. He was born deaf and came to Boston Children’s for treatment of a rare genetic condition. Cochlear implants and expert care gave E.J. the chance to hear, speak and enjoy a healthy future.
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With many summer activities centered around water, swimming lessons play a valuable role in helping children feel safe. Erica Lee, PhD, spoke with WCVB Channel 5 Boston last night on the importance of enrolling children at a young age. 🌊⤵️
Doctor on why parents should sign younger children up for swimming lessons
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Dr. Erica Lee says drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages one to four. Lee says learning how to swim can save children's lives and make them safer around water.2 CommentsComment on Facebook
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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