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A cough is a reflex action that helps clear the airways in the throat and chest. It's the body's natural way of protecting the lungs and air passages.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria. It spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Down syndrome is a genetic condition that happens when a child is born with an extra chromosome. This added chromosome changes how the baby’s brain and body develop and leads...

Understanding how a child with Down syndrome develops and learns is important to helping them reach their individual potential.

In this episode of After the Diagnosis, Dr. Michael Rivkin, Dr. Christina Vanderpluym , and Jane Wade, LISCW, discuss pediatric stroke and recovery with the Neuroscience Family Advisory Council.

What is the brachial plexus? The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that stem from the spinal cord in the neck. Each nerve of the brachial plexus comes out...

El plexo braquial es una red de nervios que provienen de la médula espinal en el cuello. Si los nervios del plexo braquial se han lesionado de una manera que...

Seventy-five years ago, Boston Children’s didn’t just start a cardiology department. It brought together dedicated and highly inventive clinicians, researchers, and support staff who, generation by generation, have improved the...

The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that stem from the spinal cord in the neck. If the nerves of the brachial plexus have been injured in a way...