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When doctors in Honduras told Ramon Rivera that his young son, Erick, would not live past the age of 4, Ramon refused to accept it.Now 18, Erick has defied the odds. He recently underwent several life-changing spinal surgeries at Cedars-Sinai—the …

Like any typical 10-year-old, Brandon Bateman loved being outdoors and staying active. But when he complained of severe back pain and feeling winded after a short bike ride, his mother knew something was wrong.“Everything seemed fine before then,” …

Sixteen-year-old Rishee Ray is making history at Cedars-Sinai as the first pediatric patient to undergo halo-gravity traction ahead of spinal surgery.Rishee has spent most of his life in a wheelchair due to a condition known as spinal muscular …