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Overtraining in the Pediatric Athlete
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/04/Overtraining-in-the-Pediatric-AthleteOvertraining can often lead to chronic injuries due to the repetitive stress put on the bones and joints without sufficient time for recovery.
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Shriners Children’s Offers Burn Prevention Tips to Keep Your Family Safe This Holiday Season
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/11/Holiday-Burn-AwarenessAs specialists in burn care, Shriners Children’s offers burn prevention tips this holiday season.
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Shriners Children's Boston Patient Emphasizes Fire Pit Safety During Summer
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/07/Patient-Emphasizes-Fire-Pit-Safety-During-SummerAfter sustaining injuries from stepping on hot sand where a fire pit had been located, Shriners Children's Boston patient Sawyer is emphasizing summer fire pit safety.
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Shriners Children’s Texas Hosts a Course on Enhancing Pediatric Burn Patient Outcomes: Preparing for Stabilization and Transport
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/11/Enhancing-Pediatric-Burn-Patient-OutcomesShriners Children's Texas and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston have developed a specialized training course to provide optimal care when faced with pediatric burn injuries.
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Saving Kids From Addiction: Shriners Children’s Sets Standards for Adolescent Opioid Use Post-Surgery
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/10/Adolescent-Opioid-UseDr. Tumber and colleagues from 10 other facilities within Shriners Children’s international health system are conducting a comprehensive, three-year study.
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Sharing Our Research in Human Movement
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/07/Sharing-our-research-in-human-movementA biomedical engineer from our motion analysis center and two graduate students presented to the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS). The researchers from the Chicago Shriners Hospital presented projects conducted in our hospital gait lab involving foot and ankle biomechanics for pat...
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Jackson Health System, UHealth – University of Miami Health System, and Shriners Children’s Announce Major Partnership
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/07/Partnership-AnnouncementJackson Health System, UHealth – University of Miami Health System, and Shriners Children’s are set to announce a new affiliation that will create a regional center of excellence called Shriners Children’s Orthopedic Center at UHealth Jackson Children’s Care.
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Shriners Children's Boston Raises Alarm About New TikTok Trend Causing Serious Scald Burns
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/08/TikTok-Trend-Causing-Serious-Scald-BurnsThe trend involves microwaving sugar to the melting point and clinicians are seeing a correlated increase in children coming in with severe burn injuries as a result of spilling hot sugar.
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Shriners Hospital for Children —Mexico
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Hospital-Shriners-para-Nios-MxicoShriners Hospital Mexico is a civil association that serves children from 0 to 18 years old with neuromusculoskeletal conditions and burn injuries. Care is provided regardless of the ability to pay of the patient or their family.
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From the Drawing Board to the Operating Room
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/07/From-the-drawing-board-to-the-operating-roomAt Shriners Hospitals for Children locations, our pediatric care teams are led by some of the most innovative doctors in the world. Dr. Lawing did not always have her heart set on becoming a surgeon. Prior to pursuing her medical degree and putting on her white coat, Dr. Lawing considered a career i...