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Boston Children’s is proud to join the Broad Institute and The Jackson Laboratory to launch the Center for Therapeutic Genetics (CTG) — a new collaboration advancing genetic medicines for rare diseases.
Fewer than 1 in 20 rare diseases currently has an approved treatment. CTG is working to change that by building scalable approaches to develop personalized therapies faster and expand access for more patients and families.
Led by Boston Children’s Drs. Wendy Chung and Timothy Yu, alongside collaborators Dr. David Liu, Dr. Cat Lutz, and Dr. Winston Yan, this effort brings together leaders in genetics to make individualized medicine more efficient, accessible, and repeatable.
This is what the future of rare disease care can look like.
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It was a glorious day of games and giving for the kids at Boston Children’s Hospital! On July 9th, 65 teams from the best businesses in New England squared off at Corporate Cup. 💙 Field day fun was had by all and Team HarbourVest Partners won the Kids’ Cup! 🏆 Together, we raised over $1.04 million to fuel lifesaving care and build healthy futures for all. 🌈
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Fresh from the farm to your family’s table! 🥕
On Monday July 20 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., join Boston Children’s Teaching Kitchen and Needham Community Farm for a FREE hands-on cooking class featuring seasonal produce, family-friendly recipes, and practical kitchen skills. Children ages 8–16 are welcome with a guardian.
📆 RSVP using the link so you can discover new flavors, learn cooking techniques, and more:
The Teaching Kitchen | Boston Children's Hospital
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Williams syndrome affects growth, development, and other areas of health, including the heart. Join Boston Children's experts to learn how personalized evaluation, monitoring, and intervention are helping children with Williams syndrome — including those with midaortic syndrome and other cardiovascular conditions — stay on a path to lifelong heart health.
The Benderson Family Heart Center at Boston Children’s Hospital
💙 Cardiac Conversations: Heart care for Williams syndrome
🗓️ Tuesday, July 21st at 5 PM EDT
🔗 Register at the link below
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Williams syndrome affects growth, development, and other areas of health. Some children with Williams syndrome need specialized heart care to treat midaortic syndrome and other cardiovascular conditio...2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Give a Smile at Shaw's Supermarket and Star Market from now through July 31 to help kids like Atlas from RI! Atlas was born with a heart murmur. He came to Boston Children’s for open-heart surgery to improve blood flow to his lungs. His surgery went so well that he was able to go home early. Today, he’s all smiles.
You can help more kids like Atlas by donating at checkout or redeeming Shaw’s or Star Market for U™ Reward points.
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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.
Learn more about Boston Children’s Archives Program.