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Advancing Craniosynostosis Treatment with Artificial Intelligence

Craniofacial surgery experts at Children's Hospital Colorado are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create personalized, data-driven models that improve treatment outcomes for children with craniosynostosis.

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Understanding Heart Failure in Children After Single Ventricle Surgery

Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado's Heart Institute are working to understand the mechanisms leading to heart failure in children who have undergone single ventricle surgery. They found that failing single ventricle hearts have dysregulated metabolic pathways and impaired mitochondrial function. By understanding the mitochondria's role in heart failure, researchers are exploring therapeutic options targeting mitochondrial function.

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Hip Dysplasia Treatment and Non-Narcotic Pain Management

Orthopedic surgery researchers at Children’s Hospital Colorado are making strides in hip dysplasia treatment with an innovative whole-patient approach, a focus on non-narcotic pain management and best practices for the Pavlik harness.

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Role of Sugar Intake

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an obesity-related complication, is expected to become the leading cause of liver transplants in adults. As it affects 10% of all children and 38% of children with obesity in the United States, early intervention is crucial to prevent severe complications. Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado have discovered that sugar intake plays a significant role in the severity and potential reversal of NAFLD.

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Treating a Severe Case of COVID-19 in the PICU

As a leader in pediatric intensive care with a focus on collaboration and innovation, our PICU team at Children's Hospital Colorado knew how to approach a severe case of COVID-19 in a 15-year-old girl.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparities

In a recent retrospective cohort analysis, researchers uncovered the disproportional impact that COVID-19 has had on racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric healthcare.

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Multicentric Carpotarsal Osteolysis

When a 2-year-old girl was diagnosed with multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis, or MCTO, doctors led a multidisciplinary effort to slow its progression and advance the research of this rare genetic disease.

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Closed-loop Artificial Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes Management

Closed-loop pancreas systems are revolutionizing Type 1 diabetes management with outstanding glucose control and insulin delivery. In this article, Paul Wadwa, MD, shares the encouraging results from a 13-week trial with the Beta Bionics iLet® Bionic Pancreas.

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Oncofertility in Patients With Wilms Tumor

In this paper, researchers provide a review of evidence on future fertility after Films tumor treatment and options, considerations and recommendations for fertility preservation.

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Detection of Coarctation of the Aorta Using Speckle-Tracking Imaging

Researchers identified 28 variables that separate true-positive from false-positive newborns with coarctation of the aorta (CoA). Using these variables, they achieved 96% sensitivity and a 4% false-positive rate for CoA.