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Safe Living After a Bone Marrow Transplant

Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT), more commonly known as bone marrow transplantation, is a procedure for used for some patients with cancer, immune deficiencies, or other genetic diseases.

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Feeding Your Baby Solid Food

Babies should be fed only breastmilk or formula until about 6 months of age. Solid foods can then be started when your baby is ready.

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Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Thyroid Biopsy

The doctor has seen or felt a nodule or bump on your child’s thyroid. The ultrasound confirmed the presence of a nodule. Now it is time to take some fluid from inside the nodule and get it tested.

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Know Your Child's Developmental Timeline

A pediatric physical therapist can assess whether your child’s motor development is on track or if some extra help or home practice might be needed. Learn more about what many children achieve between the ages of one and six.

Sickle Cell Trait

A person with sickle cell trait inherits one gene to make normal hemoglobin and another gene to make some sickle cell hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen to different parts of the body. Sickle cell trait is not a disease and will never turn into a disease.

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Ewing Sarcoma

This Helping Hand™ explains Ewing sarcoma which is a form of cancer that usually starts in the bone. The tumors, sometimes referred to as the Ewing Family of Tumors, include Ewing sarcoma, atypical Ewing sarcoma and peripheral primitive neuroectodermal (PNET) tumor of the bone.

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Teenage Pregnancy: Labor and Delivery

Prepare for your daughters labor and delivery with this Helping Hand.

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Croup

Croup is an illness that is usually caused by a virus. The tissues of the windpipe (trachea) and voice box (larynx) become swollen, which makes it harder for air to get into the lungs. Croup can cause a barky cough or hoarse voice. You may also hear a high-pitched squeaking sound called stridor.

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Cleft Palate Repair: The Surgery

What to expect if your child is having surgery to repair his or her cleft lip.