Children's Hospital Los Angeles

58 articles about Children's Hospital Los Angeles

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researcher to Lead First-Ever International Liquid Biopsy Retinoblastoma Study

  8/1/2023

  Recently, a researcher at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles developed a new way to diagnose retinoblastoma by sampling the fluid at the front of the eye.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Appoints Lara Khouri as Chief Operating Officer

  3/28/2023

  Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has appointed Lara Khouri, MBA, MPH, to be Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

• Team Aims to Transform Care for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

  2/22/2023

  Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have received a nearly $1 million K08 grant from the National Institutes of Health —as well as funding from the U.S. Department of Defense—to support studies into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a childhood brain tumor with a 0% survival rate.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to Launch $5.3 million NIH Study for First Clinical Trial for Down Syndrome Regression Disorder

  1/25/2023

  Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has launched the first clinical trial for Down syndrome regression disorder (DSRD), a rare and debilitating condition that affects adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Identifies Molecular Markers to Increase Precision in Treatment of Retinoblastoma

  9/26/2022

  Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the eye that occurs in infants and toddlers and can lead to loss of vision, loss of one or both eyes, and even death.

• Limbix Partners with the Children's Hospital Los Angeles to Study SparkRx

  9/6/2022

  Limbix is excited to announce a partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles for a research study to evaluate SparkRx, an adjunct treatment for adolescents with symptoms of depression, in specialty medical care settings.

• $1.92 Million Gift Funds Research to Study Integrative Medicine Practices for Pediatric Pain Management

  8/22/2022

  Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has received a gift of $1.92 million from the Carl F. Braun Trust to support a three-year research study to measure the impact of using integrative medicine practices to treat children suffering from acute/chronic pain, as well as children who need palliative care.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Finds Differences in How Doctors, Caregivers and Patients Report Side Effects of Cancer Therapy

  8/9/2022

  A recent study reveals differences in how symptom toxicity is reported for children receiving cancer treatment in clinical trials.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Hosts CTIP Accelerator Symposium Advocating for Patient Voice in Development of Pediatric Medical Devices

  7/21/2022

  The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics, centered at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, presented its 2022 Symposium entitled “Patient Impact, Patient Voice,” bringing innovators, clinicians and patient families together virtually to discuss the importance of better integrating patients and their perspectives into the design, development and research of pediatric medical devices.

• A Game-Changer for Young Children with Femur Fractures

  7/19/2022

  For decades, the treatment for a young child with a broken femur has been the same: a surgically placed spica cast, commonly known as a body cast.

• Living Donor Liver Transplants: Better Outcomes for Children

  9/21/2021

  In the United States alone, 500 children will need a liver transplant this year. While liver tissue can come from living or deceased donors, no studies have demonstrated which of these methods leads to better outcomes for children.

• A Game Changer: Virtual Reality Reduces Pain and Anxiety in Children

  8/26/2021

  A study at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shows that engaging in VR can reduce pain and anxiety in children undergoing painful medical procedures and reduce the need for anesthesia.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $2 Million to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences

  6/4/2021

  Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been awarded a $2 million grant from the state of California to study a precision medicine approach to screening children for adverse childhood experiences.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Receives $6.1 Million in Research Funding to Study Treatment of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents

  4/16/2021

  A team of investigators led by CHLA’s Bradley Peterson, MD, plan a foundational study into treatment of childhood anxiety.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Chief Scientific Officer Named to California Stem Cell Research Body Governing Board

  4/7/2021

  Pat Levitt, PhD, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Chief Scientific Officer and Director of The Saban Research Institute, has been appointed to the board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Joins 10 Other Leading Children’s Hospitals and Phlow Corp. to form an Unprecedented Coalition to Deliver Essential Medicines to Address Pediatric Drug Shortages

  3/18/2021

  Children's Hospital Los Angeles joins in announcing the launch of a groundbreaking Children's Hospital Coalition: Powered by Phlow™.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Welcomes Members Added to the CHLA Board of Directors in 2020

  11/18/2020

  Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is pleased to announce the election of four new independent members—Diana M. Bontá, RN, DrPH; George H. Brown; Byron Pollitt; and Sheri Sani, CPA—and the appointment of one new ex-officio member to the CHLA Board of Directors, which establishes and guides the vision, mission and goals of one of the top pediatric academic medical centers in the United States.

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Surgeon Establishes First-Ever Guidelines for Pediatric Opioid Prescribing

  11/11/2020

  Children’s Hospital Los Angeles surgeon, Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, forms team of health care providers and community advocates to establish recommendations for safe opioid use

• Fourth Annual Walk & Play L.A. Benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Goes Virtual

  5/7/2020

  KOST 103.5’s on-air personality Ellen K and Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and his wife Kourtney serve as honorary hosts for the family-friendly event supporting CHLA’s everyday heroes

• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Shows Therapeutic Cooling Targets Site of Brain Injury

  2/20/2020

  Study published in Journal of Pediatrics uses advanced imaging techniques to optimize a leading-edge therapy for babies with oxygen deprivation