Researchers Use Data Tools to Rapidly Detect Sepsis in Sick Newborns
Mar 1, 2019
CHOP researchers used automated tools to identify sepsis in NICU babies hours before clinical recognition of the condition.
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Doctors Are Prescribing Opioids for Shorter Durations, Lower Doses in Children
Jan 29, 2019
Duration of treatment and dose amounts prescribed to children declined between 2013 and 2017, while the rate of prescribing remained the same.
CHOP Researchers Stimulated a Brain Circuit, Leading to “Antidepressive” Behavior in Animals
Apr 16, 2018
CHOP researchers discovered a method to stimulate a brain circuit in animals that could someday help treat depression in people.
CHOP Research Scientist Honored with American Heart Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Dec 16, 2017
Dr. Vinay Nadkarni is recognized for his lifetime contributions to cardiac arrest resuscitation science.
The ECMO Center at CHOP Awarded Highest Honor by ELSO
Jul 23, 2020
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s ECMO Center receives the “Platinum Level ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support.”
Surgeons at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Separate Twin Girls Joined at Heads
Jun 13, 2017
On June 6, 2017, surgeons at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) successfully completed the separation of 10-month-old conjoined twins Erin and Abby Delaney.