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Congrats to Daniel Kohane (@KohaneLab) for his election as a Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors for his “highly prolific spirit of innovation.” Learn more about his work in drug delivery, biomaterials, and nanomedicine: cc @bch_anesthesia

Retinal gene therapy and special sunglasses help Aiden finally enjoy the outdoors. ☀️ Read how the ophthalmology team at Boston Children’s helps him manage extreme sensitivity to light and embrace the world around him. 👇

Have you heard of Child Life? It's a dedicated team within some hospitals whose sole mission is to make the experience the best it can be for your family. Learn all about it in episode 11 of the Boston Children’s Answers Podcast! 🎙️👉 @JenArnoldMD

After a state policy change, the number of families seeking shelter in the ED more than quadrupled, at great cost to state insurers. A team of physician researchers used data to bring the issue to policymakers’ attention. 👇

Two-year-old Kit loves dancing, singing, and playing with her older sister — pleasures she couldn’t do without monthly blood transfusions to manage the rare genetic blood disorder Diamond-Blackfan anemia. 🙏👇

Today, the FDA approved the first CRISPR therapy to treat #sicklecell disease, developed at Boston Children's! Read how Drs. Stu Orkin, @bloodgenes, & @danielevanbauer found they could activate life-sustaining hemoglobin proteins in sickle cell patients.

ADHD is often missed in children under the age of 7, but a new study led by Drs. Anne Arnett and Ryan Doan suggests that it could be diagnosed earlier with genetics in up to half of cases. 👇

Thinking about how to best support kids with ADHD? Episode 10 of our podcast offers tools for home and school. Listen today! 🎙️👉 @JenArnoldMD

Button battery ingestion can cause permanent disability and fatal hemorrhages. Go inside the OR as our team of specialists removes a battery and treats related bleeding in a toddler — using a new tamponade kit inspired by previous cases. 👇

Harry’s parents called his hearing aids “super ears.” Now that he can hear, Harry has fallen in love with music, language, and acting. 🎶👇

As joyful as the holiday season may be, it also comes with its share of worries for new parents. Valentine Rae Esposito, MD, MHS, spoke with @romper on her advice for keeping your newborn safe from illness. Read more now 👇

Thinking about getting your child or teen more active? Episode 9 of our podcast discusses how important exercise is for a child’s heart, body and mind. Listen today! @JenArnoldMD 🎙️👉

Among the seasonal surge in RSV, we're sharing prevention tips and common symptoms to look out for. Learn more 👇

Congratulations to orthopedics researcher April Craft, who was awarded a Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Award to create new articular cartilage tissue from human pluripotent stem cells that can repair damaged joints! 👏

Did you know that hemangiomas are commonly found on infants? Dr. Marilyn Liang answered the most asked questions that parents have when their child has a hemangioma. Learn more now 👇

RT @museumofscience: Can biotech be the key to preventing opioid overdoses? @BostonChildrens Vice Chair for Research Daniel Kohane discusses a groundbreaking innovation that could reshape the landscape of opioid safety. #BioTech #OpioidEpidemic #PublicHealth

Pediatric hospitals are bracing for a surge of RSV patients as we head into the winter season. Hear from Boston Children's Hospital's Chief Innovation Officer, John Brownstein, PhD, on @GMA as they share what parents should know 👇

The low-carb diet brought total relief of epileptic symptoms brought on by PACS1 syndrome, an extremely rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that has no cure. Learn more about Alya's story 👇

.@Maya__Chopra, a clinical geneticist here at Boston Children's, studies rare disease to advance kid's health. Learn more about her path to research and her current work 👇 @Nature

RT @WuTsaiAlliance: The female athlete aspect of the research is so important..." Watch @nyliberty co-owner & Alliance founding philanthropic partner Clara Wu Tsai discuss the Liberty, the WNBA's future, and the Alliance's Female Athlete Program with Sally Jenkins on @PostLive. @DrKateAckerman

Due to a technical difficulty, our livestreamed interview with Clara Wu Tsai was interrupted. The full interview can now be viewed here: