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Aerial view of the Loma Linda University campus north lawn filled with rows of police vehicles, motorcycles, and officers from various Southern California law enforcement agencies during the 24th Annual Cops for Kids Fly-In event.

Community

Helicopters, heroes, and heartwarming moments at LLU Children’s Hospital 24th annual Cops for Kids Fly-In

October 30, 2025
Southern California officers, K-9s, and helicopters visited young patients with gifts, smiles, and a special birthday surprise
Doctors analyzing tomography medical x-ray at hospital

Patient Care

From wheelchair to walking: how spinal surgery helped one patient walk again

October 27, 2025
An MRI revealed the true cause of Jerry Patton’s mobility issues
Young patient coloring

Community

Young patients select costumes and celebrate at Spirit of Children Fall Festival

October 15, 2025
Costumes, crafts, treats, and festive fun at annual event
A woman is sitting in a chair using a sewing machine

Patient Care

One simple decision changed her life

October 13, 2025
A woman's journey through breast cancer treatment thanks to a screening she almost didn’t go to.
A woman in a floral dress stands in front of Loma Linda University Healthy Murrieta Center

Patient Care

Her second fight: how one woman beat breast cancer twice

October 2, 2025
Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States
Un hombre está tocando una campana con entusiasmo.

Patient Care

Nuevo tratamiento transforma un diagnóstico mortal a sobrevivencia

September 22, 2025
Terapia de medicina nuclear dirigida disponible exclusivamente en nuestro Centro Oncológico.
Patient jose Espinoza wearing a hat is facing the camera giving two thumbs up

Patient Care

Breakthrough treatment turns a deadly diagnosis into survival

September 22, 2025
Targeted nuclear medicine therapy available exclusively at the Cancer Center.
A side by side of a young brunette woman, the first photo of her in a doctor's waiting room and the second in a hospital bed.

Patient Care

One mother’s push for routine scoliosis screenings

September 17, 2025
Her child’s diagnosis inspired her to advocate for awareness among parents and pediatricians
Sonja Loadholt stands on balcony overlooking beach and palm trees

Patient Care

Routine checkup led to rare cancer diagnosis

September 16, 2025
A yearly exam revealed the cancer Sonja Loadholt never saw coming
Heather Kono stands by cancer free bell on pediatric cacner unit

Patient Care

Once a child with leukemia, now the nurse who cares for them

September 9, 2025
Heather Kono’s memories of a quiet act of comfort continue to shape her work on the same pediatric oncology unit where she was once a patient
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