Seattle Children’s Athletic Trainers Help High School Athletes Thrive

Did you know March is National Athletic Training Month? In recognition of Seattle Children’s incredible athletic trainers, we’re highlighting the tremendous role they play in helping athletes thrive on and off the field. Across the greater Puget Sound region, nearly 50 athletic trainers from Seattle Children’s are embedded in 42 schools from Tacoma to Woodinville. […]

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New Hip Preservation Program at Seattle Children’s Aims to Help Children and Young Adults With Hip Issues

Dr. Todd Blumberg, program director of Seattle Children’s Child and Young Adult Hip Preservation Program, has helped build a new program that is truly one-of-a-kind in the Pacific Northwest. The program offers comprehensive and complete care for children, teens and young adults with a wide range of hip conditions. Blumberg was born and raised in […]

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The Race to Save Sirish’s Brain

Sirish was a healthy, happy boy with no underlying medical conditions aside from food allergies and eczema, both of which were easily managed at home. Then one day, he spiked a fever. Initially, his mother, Jyothi, a physician who previously practiced in India, wasn’t concerned. The fever broke, and Sirish seemed to improve. About a […]

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On Black Futures Month, a Race Against Sickle Cell and a Chance for Healing

Sarita Wall started working at Seattle Children’s in summer 2019, and she knew immediately that she wanted to volunteer at her new organization to get involved with her new work community. “I wanted to do something meaningful and be around people who share some of the same experiences and who look like me,” said Wall, […]

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A Low-Cost Device That Could Help Hundreds of Thousands of Preterm Babies in Low-Income Countries Breathe and Survive

Each year, hundreds of thousands of babies born prematurely in low- and middle-income countries die because medical facilities there cannot afford the equipment that could help babies survive those crucial first few weeks after birth. Many of these deaths are caused by respiratory distress syndrome. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, some 6 million preterm babies are […]

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Seattle Children’s Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Program Helps a Family Find a Medical Home

Arianna Ciccu and her husband, Marco, knew if they had children, they might be born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). It’s a genetic condition Marco was born with and has navigated his whole life. CAH is a group of conditions that affects a person’s adrenal glands. Congenital means the condition is present at birth, and […]

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