Adolescent Medicine News

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) found that some adolescents who come to the emergency department (ED) for physical health concerns – not an overt mental health crisis – may still be at immediate risk for self-harm.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that five of its physicians and researchers were among the ninety-eight new members selected to join the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of North America's first and most prestigious academic pediatric organizations.

Family Newsletter from the Comprehensive Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Authors highlight urgent need to tailor health interventions and educate caregivers.

CHOP has appointed Renata Arrington Sanders, MD, as Chief of the Craig Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, succeeding Carol A. Ford, MD, who served as Chief for more than 13 years and will remain at CHOP. 

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine studied how high levels of substance and polysubstance use are associated with sexual practices, and partner characteristics that can reinforce risk for HIV acquisition or transmission among Black and Latinx sexual youth as well as gender minority youth. 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Renata Arrington Sanders, MD, as Chief of the Craig Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, effective October 1, 2023.

Based on thousands of adolescents who were followed over a period of more than a decade, this new work represents one of the largest studies on parent-adolescent relationships.

The Commission aims to right biased policies including exclusionary zoning, racial covenants, and pollution.

Why your teen’s doctor wants to speak privately with them — and why you should welcome it as they begin to take on their own health autonomy.