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A family's experience with Rh alloimmuinization | Patient Stories
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (745+ words) After her second child was born 14 years ago, Erin was convinced she'd never have another baby. Not because of her age or because she didn't want to grow her family, but because of the painful prenatal experience that had stayed…...
Superior-inferior ventricles treatment
3+ week, 5+ day ago (463+ words) The complexity of superior-inferior ventricles " a condition in which one ventricle is positioned on top of the other " has often limited surgical treatment. But Boston Children's heart specialists recognized an opportunity to make treatment for the rare condition more accessible…...
Brain tumor cells form 'neighborhoods' - Boston Children's Hospital
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) The third-most common kind of childhood brain tumor, supratentorial ependymoma, is an aggressive cancer that often returns after surgery and radiation therapy. By learning more about the makeup of these tumors, Boston Children's researchers hope to better understand how to…...
A reunion of the heart: Grace and Amy bond through HLHS
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (421+ words) At first glance, Grace and Amy have a pretty typical friendship: they joke around, cheer each other on, and keep in touch mostly through texts and Face Time. But look a little deeper and there's something extraordinary about their bond,…...