Health on Wheels
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A new Mobile Health Unit brings care and more to adolescents in underserved neighborhoods.
Department of Pediatrics News and Updates
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A Day in the Life to Realize the Hope of Science
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Let’s say you would like to be Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Here are just a few things you will need: a keen intellect, a sterling CV distinguished by the highest levels of clinical and research achievement, a vision for how CHOP can lead the next great advances in pediatric science, and stamina. Lots of it.
Researchers From CHOP, Penn Receive $5.3 Million Grant to Reduce Unnecessary Hospital Monitoring Practices
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The goal of this “deimplementation” study is to reduce risk while aligning practice with the best available evidence.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Identify Approach for Potential Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae Vaccine
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CHOP researchers have identified two proteins that could be used for a potential vaccine against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, a bacterium that can lead to death in children and adults.
Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Leads to Serious Complications by Early Adulthood
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The landmark TODAY2 study found that those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes during childhood and adolescence have a high risk of developing serious health complications by early adulthood.
Separation Anxiety: What’s Normal and When to Worry
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Separation anxiety affects 3% of children and 8% of teens. Two CHOP doctors offer tips to help both groups better adapt to changing situations.
CHOP Researcher Colin Conine Named 2021 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
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CHOP Researcher Colin Conine has been named a 2021 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Science for his work on the role of small RNAs in reproduction.
CHOP at AAP Virtual 2020 National Conference
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Learn about updates from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Virtual Conference Oct. 2 - 5, 2020.
CHOP Physicians Receive Master Clinician Awards
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Three physicians were presented with the Alan R. Cohen Master Clinician Award in CHOP’s Department of Pediatrics.
Over 50 Experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Participate in AAP Annual Meeting
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CHOP clinicians covered current issues in orthopaedics, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, telemedicine and neonatology, and more at the annual meeting of the AAP.