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Dina Elachi, MD Assistant Medical Director, Neonatology, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
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- Neonatology

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Bridging Healthcare and Food Insecurity: A Unified Approach By Nancy Trout, MD: With food insecurity on the rise in Connecticut, the Start Childhood Off Right program, part of Connecticut Children's Office for Community Child Health, is dedicated to providing essential support to families in need. Food insecurity—defined as the economic and social condition


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The World’s Smallest Mechanical Heart Valve: Ellis’ Story To solve a life-threatening heart defect, Ellis Schwartz-Mosca’s care team at Connecticut Children’s had to think big – by thinking small. On Oct. 27, Connecticut Children’s pediatric cardiac surgeons successfully implanted the world’s tiniest mechanical heart valve into Ellis’
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Lauren Schmidtberg, PA-C, MMSc Physician Assistant, Plastic Surgery
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- Plastic Surgery

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Melissa M. Condren, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC Nurse Practitioner, Plastic Surgery
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- Plastic Surgery

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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae in Kids: What to Know About this Bacteria Mycoplasma is on the rise right now in Connecticut, crowding emergency rooms, and parents have questions. Connecticut Children's has the answers.