Keeping your hands clean when caring for the central venous line (CVL) is very important to keep your child from getting an infection. This video shows the supplies needed and...
It’s important to change the central venous line (CVL) dressing every 7 days or as needed if it gets loose, dirty, or wet. This video shows you how to change...
Flushing the central venous line (CVL) prevents blockages and infections. In this video, you will learn how to flush the line in this video.
Twenty years after receiving her first double lung transplant at Boston Children’s Hospital, Maggie is living a full life not just for herself, but also for the donors who gave...
When prune belly syndrome led to renal failure more than three decades ago, Mark received the ultimate gift from his sister: a new kidney. The kidney transplant gave him the...
Diagnosed with gastroschisis as an infant, Julieh received a five-organ multivisceral transplant when she was three months old. She doesn’t recall the procedure, but she’ll never forget years later when...
Base editing is a type of gene editing that creates precise changes in a single DNA base, like changing the chemical letter from A to G or from C to...
Kenny will never forget how, twenty years ago, the Pediatric Transplant Center at Boston Children’s Hospital made him feel special and safe as he prepared for a heart transplant to...
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves between the neck and shoulders that control muscle function in the shoulder, arm, and hand. Watch this animated video to learn how...
Leslie S. Kean, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center explains the potential impact of abatacept, which is now FDA-approved to prevent acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in...