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WHDH-TV channel 7 reports that the Boston Pops visited Boston Children’s on Tuesday for their annual holiday concert. Former Patriots tackle Max Lane helped lead the musicians, and after a quick lesson from Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, 10-year-old patient Vivian Liedtke from Millville got a chance to conduct.

The Wall Street Journal reports the rate of new hospital admissions for vaping-related illnesses has dropped in the past several weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suggesting that the outbreak is on the decline. Boston Children’s Yulin Hswen, PhD, is quoted in the story.

WBZ-TV channel 4 reports on the Celtic’s holiday visit to Boston Children’s where they spent time with patients and their families while decked out in the usual Christmas attire.