The program will feature several keynote addresses, panels exploring the role of AI and AI agents, a hackathon focused on developing cutting-edge applications to address health-related social needs, and an event to pack 10,000 meals in support of families experiencing food insecurity.
From unanswered questions to transformative care: 2026 Rare Disease Symposium and Family Conference
The gathering brings together clinicians, researchers, patients, families, and industry partners — fostering awareness, equity, and progress in rare disease diagnosis and treatment.
Research by Dr. Jennifer Gelinas earns recognition from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dr. Gelinas was honored, along with a team of collaborators, for research that soon may help preserve brain function in pediatric patients with epilepsy.
Pediatric stroke: identifying barriers to early diagnosis
A study led by Rady Children’s Health in Orange County, formerly called CHOC, helps illuminate why children with stroke often face lengthy delays to diagnosis and fuels potential solutions.
CAR T-cell therapy: exploring new frontiers of treatment
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy has revolutionized care for certain blood cancers. A new lab at Rady Children’s Health Orange County, formerly called CHOC, hopes to extend the treatment to more patients.
Rady Children’s Hospital Orange County leads the state in implants for teens with Down syndrome who have obstructive sleep apnea
The Inspire device, a nerve stimulator that works somewhat like a pacemaker, has been implanted in 17 patients.







