Born with her heart outside of her chest cavity (Ectopia Cordis), Marcela needed surgery fast. Unable to receive life-saving surgery in Guatemala, her mother embarked on a worldwide search for...
What is liver cancer and how can it affect kids and teens? This animated video explains the different types and common symptoms of liver cancer in simple, kid-friendly terms.
Recognizing that transplantation in children is different than transplantation in adults, Boston Children’s clinicians and researchers have spent more than 50 years working to understand the differences and improve the...
Learn what to expect after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), from Boston Children’s gastroenterologist Dr. Peter Ngo.
Boston Children’s gastroenterologist Dr. Peter Ngo explains how he and his colleagues treat esophageal atresia.
Learn how Boston Children’s gastroenterologist Dr. Peter Ngo and his colleagues treat esophageal achalasia.
Boston Children’s gastroenterologist Dr. Peter Ngo explains what peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is and how it can treat esophageal achalasia.
Boston Children’s gastroenterologist Dr. Peter Ngo describes what doctors look for following repair of esophageal atresia.
Lauren underwent limb-lengthening to correct an arm-length difference she’d been born with. Caden had limb-lengthening after a childhood lawnmower accident stopped the growth in one of his legs. While Lauren’s...
Not only are sports fun, sports participation has many proven benefits. Dr. William Meehan, director of The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention and a sports medicine physician, explains why...