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CHLA is one of just a few centers in the country to offer stress cardiac MRI, which can detect blood flow problems in kids with coronary anomalies.

When medical geneticist Matthew Deardorff, MD, PhD, began working with the Vascular Anomalies Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2020, he was urgently trying to provide answers to a

The 1-pound, 5-ounce preemie was admitted to three NICUs, the third one at CHLA, where specialists tried every means of saving him from bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

The medical ketogenic diet is vastly different than the common fad diet. A Clinical Dietitian in CHLA’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center breaks down the science.

Sucheta Joshi, MD, MS, FAAP, FAES, explains how understanding the genetic underpinnings of epilepsy leads to more precise and effective treatments.

A CHLA psychologist uses weekly pickup games as a means of providing mental health support and other resources to better the lives of a marginalized population.

After Ryder’s parents transferred her care to CHLA, clinicians in the Brain Tumor Center connected them with specialized diagnosis and treatment options that are hard to find at other area hospitals.

September marks four decades since the start of a CHLA program that makes sure young parents have their basic needs and those of their babies covered.

The procedure is performed often as a religious or cultural rite, but it has many medical advantages that all parents may wish to consider.

The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study marks an important step toward developing treatments specific to each type of rhabdomyosarcoma.