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Shriners Children’s Spokane Patients Roll into Halloween with Custom Wheelchair Costumes

Dec 13, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/12/Halloween-Wheelchair-Costumes-in-Spokane

Spokane patients put their creations on display during a wheelchair parade.

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Speech Therapy for Cleft Palate: Parent Resource During COVID-19

Apr 30, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/04/Speech-therapy-for-cleft-palate-Parent-resource-during-COVID-19

The following handout presentation was created by the speech language pathologists of Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago's cleft/craniofacial team to explain how the speech and language skills of a child may be addressed in the home.

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Celebrating National Case Managers Week

Oct 15, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/10/Celebrating-National-Case-Managers-Week

October 11-17 is National Case Management Week. At Shriners Hospitals for Children, we recognize and appreciate our case managers, who we call care managers. Their support and advocacy for our patients and families extend far beyond the walls of our Shriners Hospitals locations.

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November is Bladder Health Month

Nov 12, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/November-is-Bladder-Health-Month

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections in pediatrics. It accounts for approximately 1.5 million outpatient visits in the United States every year. It occurs in 11% of girls and 4% of boys.

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Shriners Children’s St. Louis Leads Way in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Jan 31, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/01/Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Research

Study shows modified cells automatically release biologic drug in response to inflammation. Shriners Children's Farshid Guilak, Ph.D. leads this revolutionary research.

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Two Children Burned in Ukraine Transported to Shriners Children’s Boston

Apr 22, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/04/Two-Children-Burned-in-Ukraine-Transported-to-Shriners-Childrens-Boston

Two severely burned children from Ukraine have arrived in Boston for highly specialized surgeries and treatment at Shriners Children’s pediatric burn center.

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Experience as a Shriner in Twin Cities has Been Life-Changing

May 12, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/05/Twin-Cities-Shriner-Reflection

For Gene Reece, being a Shriner has been life-changing for many reasons but two stand out: the brotherhood and the mission.

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Galveston Artist Robert Peterson "Draws" Shriners Hospitals for Children Staff Together for One Mission

Sep 03, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/09/Galveston-artist-Robert-Peterson-draws-Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-staff-together-for-one

Peterson’s cartoons represent everyone at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Galveston – from nurses and lab technicians to administrative and support staff members.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

Mar 17, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/03/Coronavirus-COVID-19-information

Health and safety protocols are in place at Shriners Healthcare for Children — Twin Cities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus).

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Build-A-Bear Salutes Health Care Heroes

Sep 29, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/09/Build-A-Bear-salutes-health-care-heroes-this-October

Meet our amazing hero – Pam! Pam is a social work care manager at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Galveston. Pam works on the acute burn care management team, helping patients and their caregivers during their initial, intensive care stay at the Galveston Shriners Hospital.