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Health Topics
Child Life
Why do children bite and how can parents stop it?
Why children bite and what it means. Learn the causes of toddler biting, when to worry, and how to stop biting behavior with calm, effective…
CHOC Health Ears, Nose, Throat / Otolaryngology
Does your child need their tonsils out?
Worried about your child’s snoring or sore throat? Learn when tonsils should be removed and how the procedure helps, expertly explained by Dr. Huoh.
Heart / Cardiology
With their second child home in time for Mother’s Day, these parents couldn’t be more grateful
Born Jan. 7 with congenital heart disease, Baby Madeline spent two months in the neonatal intensive care unit and six weeks in the cardiovascular intensive…
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Research & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence
2026 Pediatric and Lifespan Data Science Conference: From insight to real-world impact
While many AI conferences exist, few focus specifically on pediatric care, developmental biology, and the long-term impact of childhood conditions across the lifespan.
Emergency
Emergency medicine physician Dr. Rammy Assaf honored for research assessing climate anxiety among adolescents
The research of Dr. Assaf and UCI Professor Jun Wu produced groundbreaking work at the intersection of climate change, mental health, and pediatric emergency medicine.
Artificial Intelligence
Pediatric & Lifespan Data Science Conference 2026 to address the challenges of AI in translational research while driving real-world social impact
The program will feature several keynote addresses, panels exploring the role of AI and AI agents, a hackathon focused on developing cutting-edge applications to address…
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