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Heads Up – Helmet Therapy Success at Shriners Children's Chicago

May 17, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/05/Helmet-Therapy-Success

Benjamin was just 3 months old when his parents noticed he was favoring one side of his head, turning it to one side more than the other.

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Kiera's Successful Surgery Sends Her Leaping Back to Ballet

Dec 10, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Kieras-successful-surgery-sends-her-leaping-back-to-ballet

When Kiera turned 11, she began to experience back pain. While her pain wasn’t necessarily severe, it was adequate enough to warrant a trip to her primary care provider. Once her physician noticed not one, but two curves in Kiera’s spine, she was immediately referred to the Portland Shriners Hospita...

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Former Patient Runs Virtual Boston Marathon to Raise Funds for the Boston Shriners Hospital

Aug 20, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Former-patient-runs-virtual-Boston-Marathon-to-raise-funds-for-the-Boston-Shriners-Hospital

Former Shriners Hospitals for Children — Boston patient, 33-year-old Matthew Paul, is making a personal dream come true: He is running the Boston Marathon.

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Dad's Words: Our Shriners Hospital Experience

Jan 08, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Dads-words-Our-Shriners-Hospital-experience

There is no instruction manual for parenthood, but even if there was, I don’t think it would have a section on how to react when your child tells you they want to die.

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Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Help Teen Girl Pursue Her Passions

Nov 04, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Orthotic-and-prosthetic-services-help-teen-girl-pursue-her-passions

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Mother and Son Treated for Osteogenesis Imperfecta at Shriners Hospitals for Children

Aug 31, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Mother-and-son-treated-for-osteogenesis-imperfecta-at-Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children

Medical team's expertise in treating osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) helps Hunter thrive.

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Assistive Device Transforms the Dining Experience for Young Patient

Feb 24, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/Assistive-device-transforms-the-dining-experience-for-young-patient

Given a 5% chance to live, 11-year-old patient Brooklyn has spent her entire life overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles.

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Determined Patient Overcomes Obstacles in Eagle Scout Project

Aug 18, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Determined-patient-overcomes-obstacles-in-Eagle-Scout-project

Boy Scout and Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Riley recently overcame many obstacles to complete an Eagle Scout project to benefit patient families of the Erie Shriners Medical Center.

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Genomics at Shriners Children's

May 11, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2021/05/Genomics-at-Shriners-Childrens

Genomics: acquiring the data of all the DNA molecules in an individual cell. Through the DNA of our patients and their families Shriners Children's can better understand the genetic makeup that leads to many of our patients disorders.

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Fellow and Attending Perspectives: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship

May 31, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2020/08/Fellow-and-Attending-Perspectives-Pediatric-Orthopedic-Surgery-Fellowship

The Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship at Shriners Children's Northern California and UC Davis Children’s Hospital offers in-depth, hands-on exposure to all aspects of pediatric orthopedic care at two high-volume centers.