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In the coronavirus crisis, when should your child see the doctor?
If your child is sick or is due for a checkup or vaccine, you may wonder if it’s okay to …Read More
Boston Children’s nurses: Setting the standard for innovation
As clinicians at Boston Children’s Hospital continue to pioneer new therapies for both kids and adults, nurses play a critical …Read More
A drug treatment for telomere diseases?
For years, Donna Martin carried a piece of scrap paper with the words “dyskeratosis congenita,” which she believed might explain …Read More
Gene therapy reverses heart failure in mouse model of Barth syndrome
Barth syndrome is a rare metabolic disease caused by mutation of a gene called tafazzin or TAZ. It can cause …Read More
Mouse/human model provides new way to study neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a rare childhood cancer affecting about 800 children each year in the United States. Because of its unusual …Read More
Gliomatosis cerebri: ‘As long as you keep going, you still have hope’
Anna Arabia, the only child of Kathy and Joe Arabia of North Adams, Massachusetts, was 13 when she was diagnosed …Read More
Pearson syndrome and the story of William’s cells
William will often ask to hear the “story about his cells.” His mom and dad, Elizabeth and Jeff Reynolds, are …Read More
Following blood stem cells in the body could yield better, safer treatments
Blood stem cells make all the different kinds of blood and immune cells in our body. Scientists have long been …Read More
A mother’s quest to find a cure for Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
Poppy Inez Hawkins is a born entertainer. Her favorite song is “Fire” by Kasabian. She loves kitchen disco. And she …Read More
Anabella’s story: Hope for treating malignant rhabdoid tumors
Watching her deftly maneuver a playground with a huge smile on her face makes it hard to imagine that Anabella …Read More