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Congrats to Daniel Kohane (@KohaneLab) for his election as a Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors for his “highly prolific spirit of innovation.” Learn more about his work in drug delivery, biomaterials, and nanomedicine: ms.spr.ly/6013in5FZ cc @bch_anesthesia
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Retinal gene therapy and special sunglasses help Aiden finally enjoy the outdoors. ☀️ Read how the ophthalmology team at Boston Children’s helps him manage extreme sensitivity to light and embrace the world around him. 👇 ms.spr.ly/6019iVCEB

Aiden manages achromatopsia — Boston Children's Answers

Thanks to gene therapy and specialized glasses, Aiden embraces the outdoors after extreme sensitivity to light had curbed his time outside.

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Have you heard of Child Life? It's a dedicated team within some hospitals whose sole mission is to make the experience the best it can be for your family. Learn all about it in episode 11 of the Boston Children’s Answers Podcast! 🎙️👉 ms.spr.ly/6017iplq3 @JenArnoldMD
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After a state policy change, the number of families seeking shelter in the ED more than quadrupled, at great cost to state insurers. A team of physician researchers used data to bring the issue to policymakers’ attention. 👇 ms.spr.ly/6013iVONR

Research as an advocacy tool addresses homelessness - Boston Children's Answers

Research | A state policy made it harder for families to find shelter. Research helped change the policy.

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Two-year-old Kit loves dancing, singing, and playing with her older sister — pleasures she couldn’t do without monthly blood transfusions to manage the rare genetic blood disorder Diamond-Blackfan anemia. 🙏👇 ms.spr.ly/6019ipm5X

Kit handles Diamond-Blackfan anemia - Boston Children's Answers

Kit is a happy and active 2-year-old who relies on blood transfusions to manage the rare genetic blood disorder Diamond-Blackfan anemia.

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Today, the FDA approved the first CRISPR therapy to treat #sicklecell disease, developed at Boston Children's! Read how Drs. Stu Orkin, @bloodgenes, & @danielevanbauer found they could activate life-sustaining hemoglobin proteins in sickle cell patients. ms.spr.ly/6016irPTg

How one lab's decadeslong search for the 'holy grail' of sickle cell led to the first CRISPR therapy

In a 2008 issue of Science, just a page apart, were the two crucial discoveries that would form the cure for sickle cell disease. Stuart Orkin, a hematologist at Boston ...

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ADHD is often missed in children under the age of 7, but a new study led by Drs. Anne Arnett and Ryan Doan suggests that it could be diagnosed earlier with genetics in up to half of cases. 👇 ms.spr.ly/6012iREcr

Exploring ADHD genetics - Boston Children's Answers

ADHD is often missed in children under the age of 7, but new work suggests it could be diagnosed earlier with genetics in up to half of cases.

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Thinking about how to best support kids with ADHD? Episode 10 of our podcast offers tools for home and school. Listen today! 🎙️👉 ms.spr.ly/6012iu38Y @JenArnoldMD
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Button battery ingestion can cause permanent disability and fatal hemorrhages. Go inside the OR as our team of specialists removes a battery and treats related bleeding in a toddler — using a new tamponade kit inspired by previous cases. 👇 ms.spr.ly/6011iu7jJ

An off-the-shelf tamponade kit provides surgeons with 'the luxury of time' during a life-threaten...

Boston Children's team removed a battery and treated related bleeding in a toddler, using a new tamponade kit inspired by previous cases.

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Harry’s parents called his hearing aids “super ears.” Now that he can hear, Harry has fallen in love with music, language, and acting. 🎶👇 ms.spr.ly/6010iP5Xy

Hearing aids open up a world of sound for Harry | Boston Children's Answers

For Harry, getting hearing aids helped him understand conversations and become more social. Today, he's a budding actor and musician.

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As joyful as the holiday season may be, it also comes with its share of worries for new parents. Valentine Rae Esposito, MD, MHS, spoke with @romper on her advice for keeping your newborn safe from illness. Read more now 👇 ms.spr.ly/6018iH3J6

How To Protect Your Newborn From Getting Sick During The Holidays

How to keep your newborn baby safe from getting sick during the holidays when they're going to be traveling and around a lot of people who want to hold them

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Thinking about getting your child or teen more active? Episode 9 of our podcast discusses how important exercise is for a child’s heart, body and mind. Listen today! @JenArnoldMD 🎙️👉 ms.spr.ly/6013iGhwf
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Among the seasonal surge in RSV, we're sharing prevention tips and common symptoms to look out for. Learn more 👇 ms.spr.ly/6012iGi3C

What you should know about RSV — Boston Children's Answers

To help keep your family safe, and informed, we're sharing prevention tips and common symptoms to look out for when it comes to RSV.

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Congratulations to orthopedics researcher April Craft, who was awarded a Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Award to create new articular cartilage tissue from human pluripotent stem cells that can repair damaged joints! 👏 ms.spr.ly/6016iEt60

Annual Awards Propel Basic Discoveries Into Clinic

The Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards aim to harness fundamental insights into new treatments

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Did you know that hemangiomas are commonly found on infants? Dr. Marilyn Liang answered the most asked questions that parents have when their child has a hemangioma. Learn more now 👇 ms.spr.ly/6012iEWrw

What you should know about hemangiomas

When parents discover that their infant has a hemangioma, a lot of questions usually follow. We spoke with Dr. Marilyn Liang to help answer them.

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Can biotech be the key to preventing opioid overdoses? @BostonChildrens Vice Chair for Research Daniel Kohane discusses a groundbreaking innovation that could reshape the landscape of opioid safety. #BioTech #OpioidEpidemic #PublicHealth
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Pediatric hospitals are bracing for a surge of RSV patients as we head into the winter season. Hear from Boston Children's Hospital's Chief Innovation Officer, John Brownstein, PhD, on @GMA as they share what parents should know 👇 ms.spr.ly/6016iDVy6

RSV cases on the rise in hospitals

Health officials say there are seeing respiratory illnesses like RSV already taking hold in southern states and expect it will likely spread north soon.

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The low-carb diet brought total relief of epileptic symptoms brought on by PACS1 syndrome, an extremely rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that has no cure. Learn more about Alya's story 👇 ms.spr.ly/6010i857C

How a Ketogenic Diet Solved a Patient's Seizures

The low-carb diet brought total relief of epileptic symptoms brought on by a rare genetic disorder.

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.@Maya__Chopra, a clinical geneticist here at Boston Children's, studies rare disease to advance kid's health. Learn more about her path to research and her current work 👇 @Nature ms.spr.ly/60159hMOP

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The female athlete aspect of the research is so important..." Watch @nyliberty co-owner & Alliance founding philanthropic partner Clara Wu Tsai discuss the Liberty, the WNBA's future, and the Alliance's Female Athlete Program with Sally Jenkins on @PostLive. @DrKateAckerman
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Due to a technical difficulty, our livestreamed interview with Clara Wu Tsai was interrupted. The full interview can now be viewed here: wapo.st/tsainov2023
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