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Shriners Children's Mourns Losses in Philadelphia Air Ambulance Crash

Jan 31, 2025 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2025/02/Shriners-Childrens-Mourns-Losses-in-Philadelphia-Air-Ambulance-Crash

Shriners Children’s is heartbroken to confirm that one of our pediatric patients and the child’s mother were aboard the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Philadelphia this evening.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Darlington Becomes Shriners Children’s 200

Mar 17, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/03/Nascar-Xfinity-Series

Shriners Children's will be spotlighted on Saturday, May 13, during the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR.

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Shriners Children's New England Welcomes New Medical Director

Sep 08, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/09/New-Medical-Director

Lael M. Luedtke, M.D., has joined the Shriners Children’s New England medical staff and will serve as medical director.

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New Administrator Appointed at Massachusetts-based Shriners Children’s Locations

Aug 17, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/08/Frances-Marthone-Administrator-Announcement

Frances Marthone, Ph.D., RN, has been named the new administrator for Shriners Children’s Boston and Shriners Children’s New England in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Shriners Children’s Celebration of the Century Featuring Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter Dierks Bentley

Aug 22, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/08/Celebration-of-the-Century

In celebration of 100 years of care, Shriners Children’s is excited to announce the Celebration of the Century, with a special performance by acclaimed multi-platinum entertainer singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley.

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Globe Life Field to Host Three Weekends of Premier College Baseball Competition Benefiting Shriners Children’s

Jul 25, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/07/College-Baseball-at-Globe-Field

Two additional weekends of premier college baseball action have been added to the schedule at Globe Life Field in 2024, in addition to the previously announced lineup for the Shriners Children’s College Showdown.

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Shriners Children’s Southern California Hosts Dave Creek's Traveling Treehouses Exhibit

Sep 07, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/08/Dave-Creek-Traveling-Treehouses-Exhibit

Shriners Children’s Southern California announces partnership with Dave Creek’s Traveling Treehouses, a nonprofit organization established in memory of the late artist Dave Creek.

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Shriners Children's Boston Raises Alarm About New TikTok Trend Causing Serious Scald Burns

Aug 14, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/08/TikTok-Trend-Causing-Serious-Scald-Burns

The trend involves microwaving sugar to the melting point and clinicians are seeing a correlated increase in children coming in with severe burn injuries as a result of spilling hot sugar.

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Shriners Children’s Becomes Largest Pediatric Motion Analysis Center in the World

Mar 10, 2025 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2025/03/Largest-Pediatric-Motion-Analysis-Center-in-the-World

Shriners Children’s is digitally integrating all 14 of its motion analysis labs across the country, making it the largest unified pediatric motion analysis center in the world.

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Announcing Groundbreaking Research Collaboration with Genome Insight, Inc. for Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Oct 19, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/10/Genome-Research-Collaboration

Project aims to unravel the genetic etiology of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) to revolutionize diagnosis, treatment and prevention.