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Luminaries from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) celebrated a unique opportunity to participate in “Reaching the Last Mile” event hosted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Two new division chiefs, concussion study update, and ultrasound guided placement of IVs.
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A new multicenter study led by researchers at CHOP as part of the Children’s Oncology Group found that pediatric AML patients who had the antifungal prophylaxis with caspofungin had significantly fewer cases of invasive fungal disease compared with those who had fluconazole.
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Paul A. Offit, MD, a world-renowned vaccine inventor, expert and educator, is receiving the distinguished 2020 Geoffrey Beene Foundation Builders of Science Award from Research!America.
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Your child is complaining of a sore throat and body aches. They have a fever. It seems like they might be coming down with the flu. What should you do?
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Audrey R. Odom John, MD, PhD, renowned as both a malaria researcher and an outstanding clinician, is appointed as Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases.
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A new study finds non-culture cerebrospinal fluid infection tests for certain diseases like meningitis or encephalitis often do not find positive results that require clinical intervention.
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Visiting a child in the hospital can lift everybody’s spirits. But if you’re sick or you’ve been around someone who is sick, a hospital visit can have serious consequences.
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Dr. Gerber, a co-investigator of a study exploring communication strategies and training, aims to uncover how to best get the message to parents about antibiotics overuse.
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Find tips about preventing tick and mosquito bites, how to remove ticks, and what to do if your child shows symptoms of a bug-borne illness like Lyme disease.