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A healthy development at Boston Children’s Hospital

At the center of Boston Children’s $1.2 billion expansion is the Hale Family Building.

From breakthroughs that transformed the past to innovations that will shape the future

Even in a region teeming with world-class medical centers, Boston Children’s stands out. On the hospital’s anniversary, the Globe set out to chronicle its impact over generations.

The happiest tradition at Boston Children’s Hospital

The heartwarming way the hospital says farewell to oncology patients after their treatment.

At 88, she recalls the daring heart surgery that saved her life in 1938

Her surgeon risked his career, but he helped save her life.

A Medical Mystery
The odds of my daughter developing her medical condition were 1 in 750 million
Diagnosing SPG47 was only one of the challenges. Now, we’re going to find a cure.

Historical Highlights
A timeline for Boston Children’s Hospital in its first 150 years
Since 1869, when some Harvard Medical School graduates opened a 20-bed facility in the South End, what is now Boston Children’s Hospital has had myriad milestones.

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Three ways technology is transforming care at Children’s Hospital

From 3-D printers that allow surgical teams to practice, to a robotic helping hand, these innovations are helping doctors do what they do best.

International patients

Doctors said the infant’s tumor could be fatal. His parents traveled 3,000 miles to save his life.

Why the world’s hardest cases come to Boston Children’s Hospital for help.

Pediatrics

Why children are complex patients

Kids are not just miniature adults. That’s a distinction that matters immensely in medicine.

Helping Paws

Meet the therapy dogs of Boston Children’s Hospital

Healing help from four-legged friends is just what the doctor ordered.

Young Athletes

How nutrition research is helping young gymnasts and figure skaters stay healthy

What young performing artist athletes eat today will make a big difference tomorrow.

Can community investment improve health? Boston Children’s is spending $53 million to find out

The hospital is working with local nonprofits to change social factors that influence children’s health.

Neonatal care

One woman’s quest to improve care for premature babies

Heidelise Als has spent decades getting hospitals to listen to their neediest patients, so all babies can benefit.

The Messenger

Outside the operating room, this nurse is there to help anxious families

Surgical liaisons bring stressed-out parents reports on their kids, plus snacks.