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November 04, 2009 Children's join forces with insurers to accelerate transformation of pediatric care to a more effective and efficient health care delivery system November 04, 2009 Red Sox Ace Josh Beckett and Boston's Top Athletes Team Up at Champions for Children's November 03, 2009 Glass Thermometers Still a Safety Hazard November 03, 2009 Insurance Coverage Status Affects Mortality Rate in Pediatric Trauma Patients November 02, 2009 Catheter-delivered Valve May Help People with Heart Defects Avoid Multiple Surgeries October 26, 2009 Latest Analysis Confirms Suboptimal Vitamin D Levels in Millions of U.S. Children October 26, 2009 Master Regulator Found for Regenerating Nerve Fibers in Live Animals October 25, 2009 Substance abuse diagnostic test may can also predict high risk sexual behavior October 16, 2009 Emerging consensus to create a "Health Internet" with broad consumer engagement October 08, 2009 Genome-wide study of autism published in Nature October 07, 2009 Novel strategy for mismatched stem-cell transplants triggers powerful protection against graft-vs-host disease, study shows October 07, 2009 Inventive combination of research approaches identifies new target for treating leukemia October 05, 2009 Stimulus Grant to Fund "Whole-Genome Sequencing" in Children with Autism September 30, 2009 "Intelligent" Medical Histories Could Flag Domestic Abuse Sooner September 30, 2009 Adverse drug events: a large burden in pediatric care September 28, 2009 Children's Hospital Boston's Technology Development Fund Announces First Annual Awards September 28, 2009 Children's Hospital Boston researchers win 2009 NIH New Innovator Awards September 24, 2009 Using magnetism to turn drugs on and off September 18, 2009 Cause-minded kids respond to Cape Cod eighth grader's summer challenge to make a difference in lives of sick children September 14, 2009 Children's Hospital Boston, eClinicalWorks team to push clinical information into patients' personally controlled health records September 14, 2009 Understanding the implications of prenatal testing for Down syndrome September 14, 2009 New iPhone app "Outbreaks Near Me" locates H1N1 (swine flu), infectious diseases September 01, 2009 Confronting Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth August 19, 2009 Kids Get Creative for Cures on Tween Site Generation Cures August 18, 2009 Children's Hospital Boston Launches First-ever Latino Fundraising Initiative Milagros Para Niños July 29, 2009 Injection Reverses Heart Attack Damage July 23, 2009 A drug-dispensing contact lens July 21, 2009 Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures honored at Fenway Park July 10, 2009 Generation Cures from Children's Hospital Boston Named Website of the Year by Mom's Choice Awards July 07, 2009 Glimpsing the Birth of our Earliest Reproductive Cells July 05, 2009 Common Antibacterial Treatment Linked to Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Cystic Fibrosis Patients July 01, 2009 A Urine Test for Appendicitis June 23, 2009 Potent Metastasis Inhibitor Identified June 22, 2009 Children's Ranks First in Heart & Heart Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery and Orthopedics in the U.S. News Media Group's "America's Best Children's Hospitals" for 2009 June 18, 2009 Revolutionizing Health IT to Meet Patient and Physician Needs June 17, 2009 Children's Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation, Mass. Eye and Ear Announce New Collaboration in Pediatric Patient Care June 15, 2009 4,700 Walkers Stroll for a Goal at NSTAR's Walk for Children's Hospital Boston June 15, 2009 Trimming the Fat Boosts Blood Recovery After Marrow Transplant June 10, 2009 Children's named Massachusetts Lead Center and National Lead Center for Prevention of Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI) June 04, 2009 A New Lead for Autoimmune Disease June 04, 2009 Children's Hospital Boston Opens Door of New Yawkey Family Inn June 01, 2009 Center on Media and Child Health Launches "Ask the Mediatrician" June 01, 2009 Stem Cell Protein Offers a New Cancer Target May 31, 2009 Children's Hospital Boston Launches Milagros Para Niños, the Hospital's First-ever Latino Fundraising Initiative May 27, 2009 Why Do People with Down Syndrome Have Less Cancer? May 20, 2009 Embryo's Heartbeat Drives Blood Stem Cell Formation May 13, 2009 Children's Hospital Boston Advances Cutting-edge Technologies with its New Technology Development Fund May 08, 2009 Online Surveillance Tools Provide Opportunity to Support Public Health May 07, 2009 Children who view adult-targeted TV may become sexually active earlier in life May 04, 2009 Children's Receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Innovative Global Health Research by Ofer Levy, MD, PhD May 04, 2009 New Study from Children's Hospital Boston Evaluates Community Response to Personally Controlled Health Information April 29, 2009 A glimpse at vision: first impressions count April 29, 2009 HealthMap offers real-time view, Twitter updates about swine flu outbreak April 27, 2009 New England Revolution's Taylor Twellman Launches Charitable Program to Benefit Children's Hospital Boston April 23, 2009 Generations Cures Launches Nation's First Online Game-a-Thon to Raise Funds for Pediatric Research April 20, 2009 New Pilot Program Launched to Prevent Childhood Obesity April 15, 2009 Long-lasting Nerve Block Could Change Pain Management April 13, 2009 Low-Income Families with Sick Children Often Enrolled in High-Deductible Health Care Plans March 30, 2009 Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity March 30, 2009 Health IT Stimulus Could Lead to Major Boom (or Bust) March 26, 2009 A fast magnetic fix for sepsis? March 23, 2009 Glass tables: an overlooked safety threat March 16, 2009 Anesthesia for Children: Getting Informed Consent Under Duress March 05, 2009 TV Viewing Before the Age of 2 Has No Cognitive Benefit, Study Finds March 02, 2009 New Book Helps Siblings of Those with Down Syndrome Navigate Questions, Concerns and Fears February 26, 2009 Predicting risk of stroke from one's genetic blueprint February 25, 2009 Metastasis-promoting Protein Identified February 23, 2009 Cholesterol-lowering Drugs May Delay Growth of Prostate Tumors February 23, 2009 Generation Cures Receives Eight National Awards February 18, 2009 Information for parents as flu levels rise in Massachusetts, across the nation February 18, 2009 Landmark court ruling refutes autism/vaccine link February 13, 2009 Study examines teen beliefs and behaviors around iPod use, risk for hearing loss February 12, 2009 Downsizing Obesity in Lean Economy: Crisis and Opportunity February 03, 2009 New MIBG therapy at Children's offers relapsed neuroblastoma patients advanced treatment option January 27, 2009 Immune Disease Institute and Children's Hospital Boston Enter Affiliation Agreement January 22, 2009 Olympian, Coach and Local Man Launch New Metrowest Triathlon January 21, 2009 Most Babies with Uncomplicated Febrile Seizures Can Avoid Spinal Tap January 06, 2009 Obesity: Reviving the Promise of Leptin January 06, 2009 Specialists at Children's Hospital Boston Showcase the Surgical Repair of an Encephalocele and Arachnoid Cyst and Discuss Post-Surgical Prognosis in Webcast January 05, 2009 "Guardian Angels" Race to Raise Funds for Children's Hospital Boston At the Rolex 24-Hour at Daytona January 05, 2009 The information on this website should not be taken as medical advice, which can only be given to you by your personal health care professional. 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