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CHOP Earns No. 1 Ranking on U.S.News & World Report List
CHOP earned the number one ranking in the 2013-14 U.S.News & World Report Honor Roll of Best Children's Hospitals announced today.
June 11, 2013New Immune Cell Therapy Reverses an Aggressive ALL
By reprogramming a 7-year-old girl’s own immune cells to attack an aggressive form of childhood leukemia, a CHOP oncologist achieved a complete response in his patient, who faced grim prospects when she relapsed after conventional treatment.
February 5, 2013Gene Variants Found to Affect Human Lifespan
CHOP researchers compared young to old populations, identified CNVs conferring long-term risk or protection
February 4, 2013Parents Magazine Names CHOP No. 1 Pediatric Hospital
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the nation’s best pediatric hospital by Parents magazine. In addition to the overall ranking, CHOP was ranked in the top 3 in all 6 specialties included in the survey.
February 4, 2013One-step Gene Test for Mitochondrial Diseases
CHOP researchers’ new single-platform tool streamlines diagnoses of complicated multisystem disorders
January 29, 2013Teen Passengers: "The Other Distraction" for Teen Drivers
A pair of studies by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm® identify factors that may lead teens to drive with multiple peer passengers and, then, how those passengers may affect their driver’s behavior just before a serious crash.
January 25, 2013Longer CPR Improves Survival in Both Children and Adults
CHOP Experts Are Co-Authors of Two Large Studies of Outcomes after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
January 22, 2013
CHOP Appoints New Chief Nursing Officer
As the senior vice president and chief nursing officer, Agosto is responsible for advancing nursing and respiratory practice and leading nursing research while supporting Children's Hospital's commitment to exceptional patient care.
January 17, 2013New Autism-Related Gene Variants Discovered
Copy number variants, while rare, have strong effects; may have value in predictive tests for children
January 15, 2013CHOP Receives Grant to Study Long-term Antibiotic Delivery
The federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announces $2M award for CHOP to study long-term antibiotic delivery for children with serious infections
January 15, 2013CHOP in the Media
CBS Sunday Morning Features CHOP Cancer Research
The Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has helped pay for nearly 300 cancer studies, some of them at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Now ten years after Alex's death, the oncologist who treated her at CHOP is making breakthroughs in the treatment of a specific kind of childhood cancer.
June 2, 2013
HLNTV Highlights CHOP’s “Day of Beauty”
Children with craniofacial conditions treated by the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery had a day of pampering, and a special visitor.
May 22, 2013Philadelphia Inquirer Highlights Fetal Surgery Patient
Medical breakthroughs like fetal surgery for spina bifida wouldn’t be possible without the courage of families who led the way.
March 12, 2013FOX Features Patient of Fetal Surgery to Remove Lung Mass
Elijah Leffingwell made his first trip to CHOP before he was born to undergo fetal surgery at the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment.
March 3, 2013ABC World News Tonight Celebrates HLHS Patient’s Milestone
Prenatally diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), Stosh Frydlewicz underwent an in utero procedure at CHOP that saved his life.
December 22, 2012