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‘There is Hope:’ New Developments in Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment

Stanford Childrens

What are some of the innovations in epilepsy treatment that are leading to improved outcomes for children and teens? What treatment options are available for children who may be struggling with epilepsy? Surgery plays a major role in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Phillips: Families should know there is hope.

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Predicting the Best Treatment for Young Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Stanford Childrens

Children and teens with ulcerative colitis have many more treatment options than a decade ago, thanks to the invention of several new medications for this form of inflammatory bowel disease. They also conduct research to understand the biology of these conditions, devise better treatments and advance precision medicine for these diseases.

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At Stanford Children’s Health, groundbreaking treatment leads to new heart and lungs for thankful Oregon teen

Stanford Childrens

On July 12, Oswaldo made history by becoming the first child in the western United States to undergo this treatment — it saved his life and bought him time. I want to run and play, and get my life back,” he said, proud that he made history as the first kid on the West Coast to receive this treatment. As far as what the future holds?

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Family Sleeping Easy After Newborn’s Laryngomalacia Treatment

Stanford Childrens

No one expects to get any sleep with a new baby. It takes a while for babies to settle into a sleep cycle, and they have to eat often. Yet these usual reasons are not what kept Katie and Ryan Bridge awake when their daughter Claire was just 4 weeks old. It was her noisy breathing. “It It got so loud that we couldn’t sleep,” says Katie.

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Young Man Becomes First in World to Be Cured of FSGS With New Treatment

Stanford Childrens

They were very aggressive, yet safe, with the treatment. What helped stop Traejen’s body from rejecting the stem cells was an experimental monoclonal antibody imported from Europe. It’s currently only available in Dr. Bertaina’s home country, Italy.

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The Relentless School Nurse: There is Nothing “Routine” in School Nursing!

Relentless School Nurse

Band-Aids and broken noses are one thing; serious health screenings and treatments are quite another. Landon Brown and his legislators in support of this misguided bill are tasking schools with creating a comprehensive list of school nursing services and treatments that parents will need to agree to.

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The Relentless School Nurse: An Unexpected Honor! HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader in Policy Award

Relentless School Nurse

There is nothing more compassionate than creating policies to ensure broad access to safe, quality care, to addiction treatment, to palliative and end-of-life care, COVID treatment, and to protecting communities of color, plus more.

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