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Children's Health
Learn about the ways Duke pediatric specialists use medical and surgical advances to treat children of all ages. Read the stories of brave children being treated for a range of conditions from common injuries to rare diseases.
Repairing Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate with Fewer Surgeries
When Jack Stroud was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate, his parents were prepared. Their son’s birth defect was detected during a pregnancy ultrasound, wh ...
Life After Adolescent Weight Loss Surgery
As a child, Faith Newsome of Sanford, NC, struggled with feeling different from her peers because of her weight. By the time she was 15, she weighed 273 pounds ...
Young Boy with Moebius Syndrome Smiles After Surgery
Colton Southern had plenty to smile about after surgery last year. In fact, it was the first time in the eight-year-old boy’s life that he was able to show how ...
On the Trail of Unknown Diseases
It wasn't until Quinn was about five months old that his parents, Liz Aronin and Jamie Mills, suspected something wasn't quite right. At an age when most child ...
Experimental Cord Blood Therapy for Autism Studied
Although additional research is needed, scientists at Duke Health are reporting results from a small, early-stage study of an experimental autism therapy for c ...
Duke Children’s Hospital Receives National Designation for Top Surgical Program
Duke Children's is one of only seven hospitals in the U.S. verified as a level I children's surgery center by the American College of Surgeons. This Level I de ...
Scoliosis X-rays are safer with lower-radiation technology
New technology helps Duke doctors monitor Ellie Garman’s scoliosis (curvature of the spine) while reducing her X-ray radiation exposure.
Duke Children's Hospital performs its first combined heart-and-kidney transplant (video)
Duke Children’s Hospital performed its first heart-plus-other-organ transplant, giving Shania Harris, 9, a new heart and kidney. Watch Shania's story.
Closing Cleft Lip and Palate with Fewer Surgeries, Better Results
Thanks to nasoalveolar molding (NAM), Duke doctors were able to repair little Paisleigh Hamilton's cleft lip and palate with fewer surgeries.
Brain Under Attack
After four years searching for a diagnosis for his violent behavior, Lucas Quinones found treatment for his autoimmune disorder at Duke. Today, the 19-year-old ...
Duke’s ECMO Program Saves Young Girl's Life
As a young girl fought for her life, a life-saving technology called ECMO allowed her lungs to rest and recover.
Spinal implant improves quality of life for little girl with early onset scoliosis
Aubrey Parks’ parents thought their 7-year-old daughter would need at least eight surgeries over the next three years to treat her early onset scoliosis. Inste ...