Dr. Gregory Tasian Featured on NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt
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Kidney stones are rising among children and teens, especially girls, research shows. Dr. Gregory Tasian weighs in on this growing epidemic.
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Multidisciplinary Task Force Develops Clinical Recommendations for Rare, Life-Threatening Hyperinflammatory Syndromes
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) are overlapping hyperinflammatory syndromes that involve disorganization and malfunction of the immune system, leading to widespread inflammation and organ damage. The conditions can progress rapidly, making early identification and management key for preventing organ failure and death.
CHOP Researchers Show Epilepsy and Autism Symptoms in Dravet Syndrome May Be Caused by Separate Mechanisms
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Dravet syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder defined by treatment-resistant epilepsy and features related to autism spectrum disorder.
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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For decades, doctors and researchers have been working diligently to discover new treatments and provide more options for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a debilitating genetic disease that ravages the muscles in the body and leads to a loss of movement and coordination.
CHOP and Penn Researchers Show Gene Editing Tools Can be Delivered to Perinatal Brain
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CHOP researchers have identified an ionizable LNP that can deliver mRNA base editing tools to the brain to mitigate CNS disease in perinatal mouse models.
CHOP Researchers Develop Versatile and Low-Cost Technology for Targeted Long-read RNA Sequencing
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CHOP researchers have developed a versatile and low-cost technology for targeted sequencing of full-length RNA molecules.
CHOP Seeks to Include More Women-owned Businesses Among Suppliers Via Purposeful Conversations Event
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CHOP hosted an event for women-owned businesses as part of its efforts to increase the number of minority suppliers.
Researchers Find COVID-19 Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Heart and Other Organs
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While mitochondrial function recovered in the lungs, function did not recover in the heart and other organs, leading to long-term damage and a possible explanation for detrimental effects of “long COVID”.
CHOP's Jeanette Trella, PharmD, BCPPS Named a Bloomberg Fellow
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We are proud to announce that Jeanette Trella, PharmD, BCPPS, Senior Director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Response at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been named a Bloomberg Fellow, a unique program and diverse network of change agents.
Millbourne Community Clean-up Day: Embracing Diversity & Unity
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Employees from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) volunteered in the first annual Millbourne Community Clean-up Day, a partnership between CHOP’s new Services & Logistics Center (SLC) and the Millbourne Borough.