Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Recent News About Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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Gene Therapy for Thalassemia Ends Need for Transfusions in Young Children
Over 90 percent of patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, no longer needed monthly blood transfusions years after receiving gene therapy, according to an international Phase 3 clinical trial that for the first time included children younger than 12 years of age.
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Where Children Live Linked to Delayed Access to Surgical Care
A new study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that children from less resourced neighborhoods were at increased odds of presenting with complicated appendicitis, an indicator of delayed access to surgical care.
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Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy in NICU Graduates
Lurie Children’s is one of only six centers nationwide in the Cerebral Palsy Foundation’s Early Detection and Intervention Initiative.
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2021 Annual Report: Thriving Communities through Healthier Kids
In the year since the launch of the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities, we have developed and fostered community partnerships and initiatives to better reach youth where they live, learn and grow.
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More Than Counting Steps: Common Wearable Fitness Tracker Helps Clinicians Assess At-Home Recovery After Kids’ Surgery
A recent study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that using a consumer-grade wearable device to track a child’s heart rate and physical activity after surgery could help clinicians decide if at-home recovery is going as expected or if an emergency department (ED) visit is needed to address possible complications.
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Lower Airways Are Distinct in Cystic Fibrosis Even at Younger Ages
Lower Airways Are Distinct in Cystic Fibrosis Even at Younger Ages
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Many US Adults Worry About Facial Image Data in Healthcare Settings
Many US Adults Worry About Facial Image Data in Healthcare Settings
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Hesitancy About COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Highest Among Black Parents
Hesitancy About COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Highest Among Black Parents
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Only Half of Parents with Firearms at Home Keep Them Unloaded
Only Half of Parents with Firearms at Home Keep Them Unloaded
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Self-inflicted Firearm Injuries Three Times More Common in Rural Youth
Self-inflicted Firearm Injuries Three Times More Common in Rural Youth
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: More Latinx and Black Children Enrolled in Managed Care Health Plans
Latinx and Black children are enrolled in public and private managed care health plans in greater proportions than white children, according to data from a national survey published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Chicago Parents Report High Levels of Everyday Discrimination
A recent survey by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago shows that nearly one-quarter of Chicago parents (22 percent) felt they have been discriminated against on a daily or weekly basis.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Lurie Children’s Study to Use Soy Isoflavones in a Precision Medicine Approach to Prevent Wheezing and Asthmatic Inflammation in High Risk Infants
Rajesh Kumar, MD, and Jacqueline Pongracic, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago received $3 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a site-specific clinical trial on whether a soy supplement in infancy can prevent asthma in children with a high-risk genetic variation
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Can Doctors Predict Which Children with Pneumonia Will Develop Mild or Severe Disease?
Currently, there are no evidence-based rules that help physicians in the Emergency Department (ED) predict if a child with community-acquired pneumonia will have a mild disease course that can be treated at home or a more severe illness that requires hospitalization.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Lurie Children’s Joins Nationwide Campaign With Other Leading US Hospitals To Promote COVID-19 Vaccination
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is collaborating with a coalition of 60 of America's top hospitals and health care institutions on a nationwide campaign to encourage adults to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: When Does A Bruise On An Infant Or Young Child Signal Abuse?
Bruising caused by physical abuse is the most common injury to be overlooked or misdiagnosed as non-abusive before an abuse-related fatality or near-fatality in a young child
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Pandemic Dramatically Increases Children’s Mental Health Difficulties
A recent survey by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago shows the toll the pandemic is taking and estimates that 70,000 toddlers and children in the city—at a minimum—are showing symptoms that may be connected to detrimental mental and behavioral health.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: COVID Vaccination Earlier In Pregnancy Leads To Better Antibody Transfer To Baby
Women who were vaccinated for COVID-19 earlier in their third trimester had a higher likelihood of passing protective antibodies to their newborn babies than women who received their vaccination closer to delivery, a new study from Northwestern Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has found.
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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Black and Latinx Children Less Likely to Get Diagnostic Imaging During Emergency Visits to Children’s Hospitals
The first large study of more than 13 million visits to 44 pediatric Emergency Departments (ED) found that Black and Latinx children were less likely to receive x-rays, CT, ultrasound, and MRI compared with white children
