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Happy 75th birthday, congenital heart defect surgery! 26 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
Robert Gross, MD 75 years ago Boston Children’s Hospital’s Robert Gross, MD, made medical history when he performed the first surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. His patient was 7-year-old...
Bedwetting treatment starts with open communication 22 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
by Scott Howe “He was 8 years old and still wearing diapers. We knew he had a problem.” – Mother of a boy with a bedwetting issue “It really wasn’t difficult to talk about her wetting as she knew s....
First day of school—with food allergies 21 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
The first day of school isn’t just nerve-racking for kids—it can be tough on moms and dads too. After spending so many years looking after a child, packing their lunch and sending them off to be taugh...
Our patients’ stories: Treating “all” of Courtney’s headaches 20 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
left to right: Alyssa Lebel MD, patient Courtney Macari, Victoria E. Karian, RN, MSN, CPNP, and Lori McDonald-Nolan, RN School can be hard for any kid, but do you know what it’s like to be in class w...
Breathing easy: Samantha’s story 14 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
By Stacey Kutzelman, whose daughter Samantha Hinton spent more than a decade suffering with a laryngeal cleft. After treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital, Samantha is now enjoying just being a kid....
“Doctor, what would you do if it was your child?” 13 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
By Bob Truog, MD, Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital Doctors are often asked what treatment options they would opt for if their patient was their own child. Perha...
Our patients’ stories: understanding (and beating) eosinophilic esophagitis 8 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
As an infant, Cameron Newbold hated eating. That’s not to say he was a finicky eater like some babies; he actually dreaded feeding times. “Anytime we tried to feed him he’d freeze up, stiff as a boar...
Our patients’ stories: Denny is a hit at Fenway 6 Aug 2013 | 12:18 am
Denny Schoonmaker recently addressed an audience of over 30,000 people—a pretty big accomplishment for anyone, but especially impressive for a child who has only been speaking in full sentences for tw...
An unusual route to saving a child’s eye 2 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
Poppy Biagini (left) and Liam Klagges (right), each with the white glow of retinoblastoma in one eye. (Courtesy Dana Biagini and Amy Klagges) All Poppy Biagini’s family knew was that something was of...
Online dating for teens? Why parents need to talk about online relationships. 1 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
Online dating is a bad idea for teens—especially young teens. That’s why it wasn’t particularly responsible of Seventeen Magazine to publish a blog in which “dating blogger” Isabelle Furth floated th...
