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Navigating Knee Pain in Young Athletes: Identifying Injuries, Making Treatment Plans

Starting with a review of the joint's complex anatomy, this talk from pediatric orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Nirav Pandya, MD, delivers insights on determining urgency and getting to a diagnosis when an active child ...

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Hyperlipidemia in Children: Making Sense of Numbers, Risk Factors and Therapies

This guide from June Tester, MD, MPH, a specialist in pediatric lipid management, offers useful ways to categorize testing results, insights on the potential impact of diet and exercise, notes on which meds are appropriate for kids.

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UCSF Wellness Center's Mission: Full Support and Better Lives for Kids With Chronic Illness

While children with potentially lifelong conditions are living longer than ever, they aren’t necessarily living better – with families often feeling short on hope and long on stress.

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Pediatric Neuroimmunology Update: Pick Up on Common Disorders & Optimize Outcomes

While seen as an adult disease, multiple sclerosis presents before age 18 in up to 10% of patients. Fortunately, prompt identification combined with newer therapies can lessen damage and protect future well-being.

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Enlarged Lymph Nodes: When to Suspect Lymphoma and How to Investigate

While 80 to 90% of peripheral lymphadenopathy in children is benign and self-limited, no clinician wants to miss signs of a malignant process

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Novel Gene Therapy Trial for Sickle Cell Disease Launches

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease

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Advancing Care of a Devastating Disease Through Gene Therapy

The accepted standard of care for Hurler syndrome is a bone marrow transplant (BMT) from a well-matched donor.

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Center for Cancer, Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapies

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ deep expertise spans the entire spectrum of pediatric oncology, from groundbreaking research and early-phase clinical trials to personalized treatment tailored for the most complex cancer cases.

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Pioneering Fetal Medicine Fetal Treatment Center

The Fetal Treatment Center at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals is a world leader in diagnosing and addressing birth defects before delivery.

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Pediatric Heart Center Overview

At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, we deliver the full range of services for infants, children, teens and young adults with congenital heart conditions.