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News
Sports Enthusiast Lincoln is Surprised with New Prosthetic!
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Sports-enthusiast-Lincoln-is-surprised-with-new-prostheticJust in time for the holidays, the Portland Shriners Hospital and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) were able to surprise patient Lincoln with a new prosthetic leg, custom-made to fit his specific athletic needs.
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News
Bone lengthening and deformities
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Alargamientos-y-deformidades-seasThis interview explains the treatments that the Shriners Hospital currently performs to treat lower limb length discrepancies in patients.
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News
2020 Year-end Video Boosts Staff's Morale
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/2020-year-end-video-boosts-staffs-moraleA tradition at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City, staff members gather to celebrate the holidays and remember the events and accomplishments of the past year.
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News
Companies and Community Provide Patients Toys and Gifts
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Companies-and-community-provide-patients-toys-and-giftsWe are grateful for the support of area businesses, foundations and community organizations who provide toys and monetary donations. In 2020 many companies shifted to electronic or monetary options due to the pandemic.
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News
Staff to Receive the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Staff-to-receive-the-Pfizer-COVID-19-vaccineOn December 22, Chicago police officers delivered the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for health care workers at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago.
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News
Kōkua Club Extends Helping Hand to Hawai'i Community
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Kkua-Club-extends-helping-hand-to-Hawaii-communityThe Hawaiian word k?kua means “to extend help to others with no intent of personal gain.” As patients at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Honolulu receive this daily from their nurses, doctors and therapists, staff members in the recreational therapy department wanted to instill that feeling of giv...
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News
Shriners Hospitals for Children Study Reveals New Link to Arthritis
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-study-reveals-new-link-to-arthritisA new study by investigators at the Shriners Hospital for Children — St. Louis suggests the damaging effects of obesity are not due to body weight but rather come from something much smaller – biochemical signals released by fat cells.
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Patient Story
Sibling Helps Make Brother's Spine Cast
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Sibling-helps-make-brothers-spine-castCertified prosthetist Lauren Kells invited Cooper to help her make his brother's cast for a back brace. Both boys have Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
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News
Paralympian Superstar and Former Patient, Desmond, Goes for the Gold
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Paralympian-superstar-and-former-patient-Desmond-goes-for-the-goldDesmond, affectionately known as “Dez,” is the fastest above-knee amputee in the U.S. and also a former Shriners Hospitals for Children — Philadelphia patient.
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Podcast
Bravery Ladder Tool to Address Medical Anxiety
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2020/12/Bravery-Ladder-Tool-to-Address-Medical-AnxietyPodcast with Catherine McClellan, Ph.D., discussing psychological support for children experiencing anxiety while receiving medical care.