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Cohen Children’s Medical Center Performs First Gene Therapy Treatment For Thalassemia in NYS

LIMG April 19, 2024

The first administration in New York State of Zynteglo, recently approved by the FDA as a one-time gene therapy custom designed to treat the underlying genetic cause of transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia in adult and pediatric patients, was performed earlier this month at Cohen Children’s

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Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School Puts Play-Doh Power Into Action For A Cause

LIMG April 15, 2024

Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District The students and staff at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School recently donated over 1,400 cans of Play-Doh to the children at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Play-Doh is one of the most requested items by children in the hospital, as it helps them stay calm, get creative […]

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Local Artist Brings “Happy Art” To Cohen Children’s Medical Center

LIMG December 15, 2023

It’s said that one picture is worth a thousand words, and no one agrees more than Corey Paige, CEO and founder of New York-based Corey Paige Designs. Prior to unveiling her original mural, entitled “Colorful Connection,” at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Ms. Paige worked with a small group of patients as they expressed their innermost […]

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Nassau Police Officers Drop By For Holiday Cheer At Cohen Children’s

LIMG December 12, 2023

They weren’t wearing costumes, but they definitely are superheroes. The compassionate group of Nassau County Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit’s (ESU) elite rappelling team visited Cohen Children’s Medical Center on December 9 to entertain the children taking it all in from their hospital rooms. The effort, known as “Operation Holiday Cheer,” succeeded in its

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Cohen Children’s Medical Center Receives $57 Million In NIH Grants To Study Environmental Influences On Children’s Health

LIMG November 6, 2023

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded three grants totaling $56.9 million to Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center to study how environmental conditions in a chemical-intensive hospital environment can influence children’s health. The first stand-alone award will use $3.3 million over five years to examine how phthalate exposure in the neonatal

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Teen With Rare Neurological Disorder On The Road To Recovery – And Barbados

LIMG October 11, 2023

Turning 17 on June 26 marked the beginning of a whole new life for Daniella Sawyers, of Massapequa, NY. That’s because just one week later, Daniella started treatment at Cohen Children’s Medical Center with a newly approved drug that dramatically reduced the symptoms of a rare disease known as Rett syndrome. “Rett syndrome is a […]

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Cohen Children’s Medical Center Rated Best Children’s Hospital On Long Island, Achieved Best Rankings In NYS In Three Pediatric Disciplines

LIMG June 22, 2023

Cohen Children’s Medical Center has been rated the best children’s hospital on Long Island – and second highest in New York State – while earning top 50 national rankings for exceptional care in eight pediatric specialties, according to US News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Children’s Hospitals. In addition, Cohen Children’s achieved the highest rankings […]

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Emergency Department At Cohen Children’s Medical Center Receives National Accreditation For Pain And Substance Use Care

LIMG May 30, 2023

Cohen Children’s Medical Center, a member of Northwell Health and the largest pediatric emergency department in New York State, is the first pediatric emergency department in the nation to be awarded Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department (PACED) accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Cohen Children’s is challenging industry