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Catching Waves: Children's Hospital Los Angeles' CATCH Program Empowers Kids With Hand Differences to Push Their Limits
 The CATCH program was founded 15 years ago by Nina Lightdale-Miric, MD, Director of the Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Program at CHLA's Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center. The program provides a community for children and teens with limb differences, like missing, small, stiff, or weak arms, hands, or fingers.
May 9, 2025
May 23 2025May 22 2025 - A Machine Learning Tool for Diagnosing, Monitoring Colorectal Cancer
- What Parents Should Know About Their Baby's Heart Health
- Got Knee Pain? Stimulating the Vagus Nerve Through the Ear May Help
- Celebrating National EMS Week: Hackensack University Medical Center's ECPR Program & First Responders
- 'Thirdhand Smoke' May Be Hidden Asthma Trigger in Kids
- Neuroscientist Huda Akil Wins Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
- Wistar Scientists Uncover New Viral Mechanism for Evading Immunity, Identifying a New Drug Target
- Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Corrupts Some White Blood Cells to Suppress Immune System, Suggesting a Path to Severe COVID
- Researchers Find a Potential Treatment for Mitochondrial Damage That Causes Disease
- UC Irvine Researchers Contribute to New Toolkit for Battling Brain Disorders
- Breaking the Cycle of Lyme Disease Transmission
- ASCO: MD Anderson Researchers Present High-Impact Studies Across Multiple Cancers
- Penn Medicine at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting
- FDA Warns of Heart Risk With Pfizer, Moderna COVID Vaccines
- Sugar, Fat and Salt on the Rise in U.S. Breakfast Cereals, Study Shows
- China Donates $500M to WHO as U.S. Pulls Back Support
- Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives: Study Shows Universal Laws Increase Helmet Use and Reduce Injury Severity
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
- Donor Hearts Might Be Kept Healthy In Cold Storage Longer
- Social Media Increases Depression Risk In Pre-Teens
- Want To Deter Teen Vaping? Make Devices Boring, Study Says
- Reaching For The Snooze Button? You're Not Alone
- May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month - One Maryland Mom's Fight
- Additional Breast Cancer Scans Can Triple Detection In Women With Dense Breasts
- Mouth Taping For Better Sleep? Little Benefit, Lots Of Risk, Review Says
- Boosting Cancer Treatment: NUS Researchers Develop Efficient 'Food Delivery Service' for Transporting Cancer-Fighting Genes
May 21 2025 - Electrical Stimulation Offers Hope for Treating Spinal Injuries
- How Aging Dulls the Function of CAR-T Cells--and How They Might Be Revived to Boost Their Anti-Cancer Efficacy
- Motion Sickness Technology Could Alleviate Symptoms for Passengers in Today's Cars, and Tomorrow's
- Copperhead's Kiss: A Cyclist's Close Call & the Hospital That Saved Him
- MD Anderson Research Highlights for May 21, 2025
- New Strategy for Screening Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy Patients, Study Shows
- The Dietary Bug in a Cancer Therapy
- FDA Approves Zynyz as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Anal Cancer
- Dana-Farber Genomic Score Predicts Progression to Multiple Myeloma
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Show Stem Cell Transplant Offers Potentially Curative Therapy in Pediatric Patients with Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Vibrating Capsule to Treat Constipation - Virtual Press Briefing
- Johns Hopkins Medicine Sparks Hope, Confidence for Woman with Rare Head and Neck Cancer
- You and Your Pet Can Share Resistance to Certain Medications. Here's How
- Promise of New Treatments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Acuity Adaptable Pediatric Model Elevates Patient Satisfaction, Convenience and Better Clinical Outcomes
- 38 Pediatric Health Systems Emphasize Importance of AED and CPR Training
- Considering Cases with Rheumatic Reactions to Cancer Immunotherapy
- Good News for People with Migraine Who Take Drugs Before or During Pregnancy
- Mercy Gastroenterologist Dr. Bryan Curtin Leads Study on Vibrating Capsule, Shown Safe, Tolerable In Treating Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
- Florida-Grown Cucumbers Behind Salmonella Outbreak, CDC Warns
- Nebraska First State to Ban Soda, Energy Drinks From SNAP Program
- FDA Limits COVID-19 Boosters to Seniors, Other High-Risk Groups
- Medications That Suppress REM Sleep Improve Survival in ALS Patients
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer, UCLA Study Finds
- More Evidence Links Physical Activity With Improved Cancer Survival, New ACS Study Finds
- Hunt School of Dental Medicine's Pioneering Graduates Make History at Inaugural Commencement
- Deaths Waiting For Lung Donation Have Dropped Under New Guidelines
- Battling Multiple Chronic Illnesses Can Double Risk Of Depression
- 9 In 10 U.S. Teens Have Been Cyberbullied
- Blood, Urine Tests Can Identify Level Of Ultra-Processed Food In Diet
- Many Seniors Fear Cataract Surgery
- Bodybuilding Linked To Sudden Cardiac Deaths
- Researchers Test AI's Limits in Emergency Room Diagnoses
- Medical Cannabis Reduces Pain and Opioid Pill Use, Preserves Cognition, Study Reveals
- HPV: Babies Free Themselves of the Virus Naturally
- Study Highlights Disparities in Access to Advanced Life Support
- Area Deprivation Index May Not Accurately Measure Neighborhood Health
- Mount Sinai Researchers Uncover a Promising New Way to Modulate Brain Cell Activity to Potentially Treat Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
- Mount Sinai Experts to Present New Research on AI Models That Predict Chronic Respiratory Failure and Detect Airway Obstruction at ATS 2025 International Conference
May 20 2025May 19 2025May 18 2025May 17 2025May 16 2025May 15 2025 - Large Disparities in Adoption of Alzheimer's Infusion Therapy Raise Concerns About Access
- Overlooked Cell Type Orchestrates Brain Rewiring
- Using Testosterone Gel to Treat Women Recovering from Hip Fractures Provides No Added Benefits, Clinical Trial Finds
- Study Finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act Implementation Facing Challenges
- Under Embargo: School Dinners May Encourage Picky Teenagers to Eat Better, Says New Study
- Unlocking the Brain's Secrets
- Wesper is Rewriting Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: The FDA-Cleared Tech That Replaces Cannulas with Comfort
- Two University of Idaho Professors Earn Elite Researcher Status for Contributions to Fisheries and Global Health
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles Experts to Present at 2025 Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Meeting
- Study Aims to Establish Key Biomarkers in Rett Syndrome
- Government of Grenada Signs Agreement with the New York-based
Mount Sinai Health System for the Development of a New,
State-of-the-Art, Affiliate Hospital for the people of Grenada,
Carriacou and Peti
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host Annual Meeting in San Francisco, September 27-October 1
- Skip the Extra Salt: Study Shows Heart Healthy Diet and Sodium Reduction Lower Risk of Heart Disease
- Exercise Focus Group Leaps Into Virtual Reality
- MSU Study: Ransomware Drives US Health Data Breaches
- How Play Can Have Mental Benefits for Children with Austim
- How Rearranged Genes Drive Kidney Cancer Progression
- Mount Sinai Experts to Present New Research on Preeclampsia, Doula Care and More at 2025 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting
- U.S. Suspends Live Animal Imports Amid Screwworm Outbreak in Mexico
- VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Brain Fog and Long COVID Inflammation Study - Virtual Press Briefing
- Scientists Find Two Brain Biomarkers in Long COVID Sufferers May Be What's Causing Their Brain Fog, Other Cognitive Issues
- Trump's Surgeon General Pick Touts Psychedelics for Health
- NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
- Shorter Radiation Therapy After Prostate Surgery Safe, Study Finds
- Conservatives Privately Support Several Firearm Policies, but Don't Publicly Demand Them
- Study Finds No Link Between COVID Vaccine And Miscarriage Risk
- Alzheimer’s Drug Can Be Safely Administered In Memory Clinics, Study Says
- Smartphones Aid Recovery From Broken Leg, Hip
- Your Kitchen: Cooking, Conversation and Hand Injuries
- Broken Heart Syndrome Remains A Killer, Especially For Men
- Improvements In Prostate Cancer Tracking Help Men Stay In Active Surveillance
- 'Mini-Strokes' Linked To Long-Lasting Fatigue
- Dental Flosser for at-home Stress Monitoring
- Study Reveals Why Women Tend to Have Faster Heartbeats, Men More Irregular Rhythms
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