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Spherocytosis Community Child Health Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health is nationally recognized as a pioneer in building partnerships across all sectors known to impact child health, development and well-being, such as housing, transportation, food and nutrition, and family support services.
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Wilms Tumor Pediatric Surgery Research Our clinicians are researchers, too. Connecticut Children’s pediatric surgeons are advancing the frontiers of surgical care for patients affected by such conditions as esophageal atresia, premature lung disease and tracheal defects. In addition, our team is actively working to
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Grow Bold: Penny’s Story Growing up means blazing your own trail. For the past 13 years, Connecticut Children’s has been watching Penny Ringrose do just that. Penny, who has Down syndrome, has been coming to Connecticut Children’s since the day she was born, when she was rushed to our nationally-ranked
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5 Healthy Habits to Prevent Childhood Obesity By Christine Finck, MD, FACS: This blog was originally published in September 2022 and last updated in March 2024. Date has been changed. One in five kids in the U.S. is obese and childhood obesity can put kids at risk for conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. These
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament What is an ACL injury? An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a tear or sprain of the ACL, the strong band of tissue that connects the thigh bone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia) and stabilizes the knee joint. ACL tears commonly occur in sports involving sudden stops, quick