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Biomolecular Atlas for Bone Marrow to Offer Unprecedented Window into Blood Production

May 6, 2024

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania revealed a powerful new bone marrow atlas that will offer the public a first-of-its-kind visual passport into the spectrum of healthy and diseased blood production.

American Society for Clinical Investigation elects six new members from Penn, CHOP

Jan 19, 2024

Representing excellence across the breadth of academic medicine, the physician-scientists are among 100 active members across 50 institutions elected in 2024.

CHOP Researchers Develop Algorithm to Determine How Cellular “Neighborhoods” Function in Tissues

Jan 8, 2024

Data from this method could be used to discover how cancers are able to evade therapy and provide better insight into underlying tumor mechanisms.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Names New Chief of Adolescent Medicine

Sep 29, 2023

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.

Two CHOP Physicians Receive Awards at 27th Annual Penn Medicine Awards of Excellence

Feb 14, 2023

Joseph W. St. Geme, MD, Physician-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Andrew J. Bauer, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Thyroid Center and Professor of Pediatrics at CHOP, recently received accolades at the 27th Annual Penn Medicine Awards of Excellence during a reception held at the Penn Museum on February 1, 2023 by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Health on Wheels

Nov 29, 2021

A new Mobile Health Unit brings care and more to adolescents in underserved neighborhoods.

Researchers From CHOP, Penn Receive $5.3 Million Grant to Reduce Unnecessary Hospital Monitoring Practices

Oct 5, 2021

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

Aug 2, 2021

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

Jul 28, 2021

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

Jun 29, 2021

Separation anxiety affects 3% of children and 8% of teens. Two CHOP doctors offer tips to help both groups better adapt to changing situations.

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