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2026
March
11,
2026
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14:12 PM
America/Chicago
National medical journal features Cook Children’s role in studies of breakthrough epilepsy treatment
Children and teens with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy, have new hope following treatment with an investigative therapy that alters the effects of the genetic abnormality responsible for their condition.Following treatment, children …
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February
19,
2026
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10:45 AM
America/Chicago
A pioneering collaboration between Cook Children’s Health Care System and The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is paving the way for research that will shape pediatric brain health and treatment now and for generations, while also building a …
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2025
December
24,
2025
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05:05 AM
America/Chicago
Just weeks before Sarah Ellen Beavers was due to give birth, she still did not know where she would deliver her first child.She and her husband, Zach Beavers, spoke with numerous hospitals, but none would take them. Most places were either not …
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November
11,
2025
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09:01 AM
America/Chicago
Running around too much or getting too hot used to trigger seizures several times a week for 8-year-old Sebastian Ruiz.But since he started new investigational treatment through a clinical study at Cook Children’s, the seizures happen less often -- …
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October
21,
2025
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11:40 AM
America/Chicago
By Amber KaiserPiper Francis, 17, has been playing softball with lifelong friends since second grade, but last year, she noticed she was having difficulty breathing during practice. She saw multiple doctors who prescribed her asthma inhalers that …
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September
11,
2025
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15:36 PM
America/Chicago
Researchers from Cook Children’s used artificial intelligence (AI) to develop an innovative tool that precisely identifies the area of the brain where seizures originate in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.Their findings were published in March …
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August
13,
2025
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15:32 PM
America/Chicago
By Victoria ScheuerGrowing up, Rebecca Brovina always wanted to be a nurse, just like her grandma. “I have always dreamed of being as successful and cool as she was,” Brovina said. Now, many would say, she is living up to that.Rebecca Brovina, BSN, …
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June
25,
2025
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09:27 AM
America/Chicago
By Ashley AntleCook Children’s Neuroscience Research Center, led by Christos Papadelis, PhD, is the recipient of a $50,000 research grant funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the National Pediatric Rehabilitation Resource …
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June
19,
2025
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11:41 AM
America/Chicago
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day falls on June 19, a time to highlight new advances in treating the genetic disorder.Two Cook Children’s patients underwent gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) in 2024 through a clinical trial. The goal …
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May
13,
2025
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16:24 PM
America/Chicago
The story of Cook Children’s Medical Center – Fort Worth is as rich and enduring as that of the city it calls home. The medical center’s roots date back to 1918 when Fort Worth’s Camp Bowie thrived as a military training center, the Stockyards …
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2024
February
12,
2024
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14:58 PM
America/Chicago
For the first time in its 105-year history, Cook Children’s Medical Center is the recipient of and primary institution for a $2.3 million research project grant, known as an R01, by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the …
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2023
December
06,
2023
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09:24 AM
America/Chicago
By Jean YaegerGrey Gutierrez has a rare genetic disorder that makes his muscles weak, but he doesn’t let Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) keep him off the playground.The spunky San Antonio 9-year-old uses a wheelchair at school to get from …
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2021
March
24,
2021
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09:46 AM
America/Chicago
The decision to choose brain surgery is never easy for a parent.But for some patients with severe seizures who have not responded to medications or who have had significant side effects with medications, epilepsy surgery might be the best option. …
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2020
November
05,
2020
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08:59 AM
America/Chicago
Paul Thornton, M.D., always knew he would become a doctor. Even when no one else did.Like a lot of boys growing up, Dr. Thornton’s interest centered on athletics. He calls himself a “sports fanatic,” playing rugby, cricket, tennis …
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2019
July
23,
2019
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09:30 AM
America/Chicago
Previously, I looked at the safety and research of essential oils and children. Today, I will answer more questions asked on my Facebook page.
Effectiveness/General Use
Do they really work or is it a mind over matter thing?
I think that …
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2017
October
03,
2017
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11:36 AM
America/Chicago
Could a component of the diet pill “fen-phen” be the answer for patients with a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome?
Fenfluramine was originally used as a weight-loss drug before being pulled from the market in 1997 …
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March
02,
2017
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10:12 AM
America/Chicago
From a best-selling book to a movie starring Harrison Ford to President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress, Megan Crowley’s life has made for a compelling story.
Megan and her brother Patrick battle Pompe …
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2016
May
09,
2016
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13:29 PM
America/Chicago
Mary Suzanne Whitworth, M.D., describes hepatitis C as a slowly ticking time bomb for children who have been diagnosed with the infection. If left untreated over many years, it can cause cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer and even death.
Facing …
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January
13,
2016
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14:05 PM
America/Chicago
Last night, during his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced this generation's equivalent to landing on the moon. He tasked Vice President Joe Biden with leading a new national effort to cure cancer.
"This is …
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